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#BCCDB7 Color

#BCCDB7 is rgb(188, 205, 183) in RGB, hsl(106, 18%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCCDB7
HEX#BCCDB7
RGBrgb(188, 205, 183)
HSLhsl(106, 18%, 76%)
HSVhsv(106, 11%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.035 138.6)
LABlab(80.64% -9.02 8.93)
LCHlch(80.64% 12.69 135.26)

What #BCCDB7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BCCDB7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BCCDB7 Channel Values

How #BCCDB7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 205 · B 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 18% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 11% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCCDB7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCCDB7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCCDB7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCCDB7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BCCDB7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCCDB7.

How #BCCDB7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BCCDB7
Protanopia#CACAB7
Protanomaly#C5CBB7
Deuteranopia#C8C8B8
Deuteranomaly#C3CAB7
Tritanopia#BFCACA
Tritanomaly#BECBC3
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCCDB7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bccdb7: #BCCDB7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCCDB7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bccdb7': '#BCCDB7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.804, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_bccdb7">#BCCDB7</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCCDB7"

More Green Colors

#BCCDB7 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCCDB7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCCDB7?

#BCCDB7 is a light green — rgb(188, 205, 183) in RGB and hsl(106, 18%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.28.

What is the RGB value of #BCCDB7?

#BCCDB7 is rgb(188, 205, 183) — red 188, green 205, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCCDB7?

#BCCDB7 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCCDB7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCCDB7 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCCDB7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCCDB7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 13.03, which is visibly different.

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