Recognised as Colour

#BCC990

#BCC990
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BCC990 is a green with RGB values 188, 201, 144 and HSL 74°, 35%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BCC990#BCC990

HEX#BCC990

RGBrgb(188, 201, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7882, 0.5647

RGB percentages73.7%, 78.8%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(73.7, 34.5%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(73.7, 28.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK6.5%, 0%, 28.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,372,368

CSS custom property--colour: #BCC990;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.9:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#43366F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1C38Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFC392no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C2C3BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 14.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 15 Wheat · ΔE 19 Tan · ΔE 19.5 Moccasin · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 14.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9D90C9

Analogous#C9BA90, #A0C990

Triadic#90BCC9, #C990BC

Split complementary#909FC9, #BA90C9

Tetradic#90C9BA, #9D90C9, #C9909F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFBF7

Lighter +20%#E5EAD5

Lighter +10%#D1DAB2

Darker −10%#A7B86E

Darker −20%#90A350

Darker −30%#72813F

Darker −40%#545F2E

More saturated +25%#C7DE7B

Less saturated −25%#B1B4A5

Channel breakdown

R188

G201

B144

Red188 (73.7%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue73.68°

Saturation (HSL)34.55%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G C9 · B 90

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BCC990 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,913.711 g/mol
992 atoms

BCC990 has a molar mass of 11,913.711 g/mol, made up of 992 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 991 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,913.711 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule992

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9783183 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.0547984 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B0.1%

C99.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.091%

Carbon (C × 991)11,902.901 g/mol, 99.909%

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