Colour
#BCC6AF
- #BCC6AF
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCC6AF is a green with RGB values 188, 198, 175 and HSL 86°, 17%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCC6AF#BCC6AF
HEX#BCC6AF
RGBrgb(188, 198, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7765, 0.6863
RGB percentages73.7%, 77.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(86.1, 16.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.1, 11.6%, 77.6%)
CMYK5.1%, 0%, 11.6%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,371,631
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC6AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#433950
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9AFC6
Analogous#C6C5AF, #B1C6AF
Triadic#AFBCC6, #C6AFBC
Split complementary#AFB1C6, #C5AFC6
Tetradic#AFC6C5, #B9AFC6, #C6AFB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G198
B175
Red188 (73.7%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue86.09°
Saturation (HSL)16.79%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G C6 · B AF
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