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#BCD1CB

Light Gray · very light cool green

About #BCD1CB

With the hex code #BCD1CB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1BCC2, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green209
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BCD1CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BCD1CB.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BCD1CB.
13.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCD1CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCD1CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCECB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCBCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7D2CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCD1CB?

With the hex code #BCD1CB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCD1CB?

Use black text. Black on #BCD1CB has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCD1CB?

Its complementary colour is #D1BCC2, and analogous partners are #BCD1C1 and #BCCDD1.