Colour
#BCC5C9
- #BCC5C9
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCC5C9 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 197, 201 and HSL 198°, 11%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCC5C9#BCC5C9
HEX#BCC5C9
RGBrgb(188, 197, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7725, 0.7882
RGB percentages73.7%, 77.3%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(198.5, 10.7%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.5, 6.5%, 78.8%)
CMYK6.5%, 2%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,371,401
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC5C9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#433A36
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9C0BC
Analogous#BCC9C7, #BCBFC9
Triadic#C9BCC5, #C5C9BC
Split complementary#C9BCBF, #C9C7BC
Tetradic#C7BCC9, #C9C0BC, #BFC9BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G197
B201
Red188 (73.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue198.46°
Saturation (HSL)10.74%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G C5 · B C9
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