Information about #BCD9CF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCD9CF is classified in the Register under the Spring Green Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 217, 207) — 73.7% red, 85.1% green, 81.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 4 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned minty spring green, #BCD9CF has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Jet Stream (#BBD0C9). Slightly further away sit Edgewater (#C1D8C5) and Sea Mist (#C2D5C4).

The recipe behind #BCD9CF is rgb(188, 217, 207), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 14.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCD9CF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCD9CF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BCD9CF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BCD9CF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCD9CF
  • RGB188, 217, 207
  • CMYK11, 0, 4, 15
  • CSSrgb(188, 217, 207)
  • HSL159°, 28%, 79%
  • HSL Precise159.31°, 27.619%, 79.412%
  • HSV159°, 13%, 85%
  • HSB159°, 13%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.851, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.851, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.851, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCD9CF
  • DECIMAL ID12376527
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01