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#bccfb6

a light, soft green · neutral · closest name: Dark Sea Green

RGB
188, 207, 182
HSL
106°, 21%, 76%
CMYK
9, 0, 12, 19
Luminance
0.5869

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #bccfb6 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#bccfb6
Hue
106°
green
Saturation
21%
soft
Lightness
76%
light
Brightness
81%
HSV value
Perceived
78%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5869
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
54/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
12.74:1
Closest name
Dark Sea Green
ΔE2000 10.4
Where it sits
Hue106° of 360°
Saturation21%
Lightness76%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool54% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#bccfb6
RGBrgb(188, 207, 182)
HSLhsl(106, 21%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 12%, 19%)
LABlab(81.1 -11.0 10.3)
LCHlch(81.1 15.1 137.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.833 0.040 138.2)
Decimal12373942
Display P3color(display-p3 0.737 0.812 0.714)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bccfb6;
background-color: #bccfb6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bccfb6] bg-[#bccfb6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bccfb6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.812, blue: 0.714)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bccfb6")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFBCCFB6)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(182, 207, 188)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #bccfb6 · 12.74:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.65:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.74:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #bccfb6 as text scores 1.65:1 on white and 12.74:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bccfb6 on white: 1.65:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bccfb6 on black: 12.74:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D1CBB5
deuteranopia · #CEC9B7
tritanopia · #BBCDC8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #bccfb6 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F7F9F6
#EEF2ED
#DBE4D8
#bccfb6
#A2BC99
#83A678
#6D9461
#5B7B51
#496241
#374932
#222E1F
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F7F9F6Darkest = 950 · #222E1F
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7F9F6;
  --brand-100: #EEF2ED;
  --brand-200: #DBE4D8;
  --brand-300: #bccfb6;
  --brand-400: #A2BC99;
  --brand-500: #83A678;
  --brand-600: #6D9461;
  --brand-700: #5B7B51;
  --brand-800: #496241;
  --brand-900: #374932;
  --brand-950: #222E1F;
  --brand: #bccfb6;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #bccfb6

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F7F9F6
Tinted page background
Border#D2DFCE
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#668B5B
Captions on the surface
Accent#674E7E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#394D33
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F1F5F0
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#192216
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #bccfb6

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#C9B6CF
Analogous left#C9CFB6
Analogous right#B6CFBD
Split-complement 1#BDB6CF
Split-complement 2#CFB6C9
Triadic 1#B6BCCF
Triadic 2#CFB6BC
Tetradic#B6C9CF

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green81.2%
Blue71.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan9.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow12.1%
Key (black)18.8%

Color previews

#bccfb6 text on a black background

contrast 12.74:1

Card sample

#bccfb6 text on a white background

contrast 1.65:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bccfb6;
Background color
Panel with #bccfb6 background
background-color: #bccfb6;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bccfb6;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 207, 182, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 207, 182, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bccfb6;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bccfb6, #B6CFC1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bccfb6

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#bccfb6 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#bccfb6, answered

What color is #bccfb6?

#bccfb6 is a light soft green, closest to Dark Sea Green (ΔE2000 10.4). It sits at 106° on the hue wheel with 21% saturation and 76% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #bccfb6?

rgb(188, 207, 182) — 188 red, 207 green and 182 blue out of 255, or 73.7% / 81.2% / 71.4% by channel.

Is #bccfb6 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5869 and perceived brightness is 78%, so black text on it reaches 12.74:1.

Should I use black or white text on #bccfb6?

Black. It scores 12.74:1 against #bccfb6, versus 1.65:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #bccfb6?

#C9B6CF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #BDB6CF and #CFB6C9, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #bccfb6?

For interface work: #F7F9F6 as the surface, #D2DFCE for borders, #668B5B for secondary text, #674E7E as an accent and #394D33 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C9CFB6 and #B6CFBD stays calm, while #C9B6CF is the loudest partner.

What is #bccfb6 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(9%, 0%, 12%, 19%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #bccfb6 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 54 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C5CFB6; nudged cooler, #B5D0B8.

Work with #bccfb6 in the Color Lab