Colour
#BCC1AE
- #BCC1AE
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCC1AE is a green with RGB values 188, 193, 174 and HSL 76°, 13%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCC1AE#BCC1AE
HEX#BCC1AE
RGBrgb(188, 193, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7569, 0.6824
RGB percentages73.7%, 75.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(75.8, 13.3%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.8, 9.8%, 75.7%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 9.8%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,370,350
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC1AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#433E51
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3AEC1
Analogous#C1BCAE, #B3C1AE
Triadic#AEBCC1, #C1AEBC
Split complementary#AEB3C1, #BCAEC1
Tetradic#AEC1BC, #B3AEC1, #C1AEB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G193
B174
Red188 (73.7%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue75.79°
Saturation (HSL)13.29%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G C1 · B AE
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