Colour
#BCC9C0
- #BCC9C0
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCC9C0 is a green with RGB values 188, 201, 192 and HSL 138°, 11%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCC9C0#BCC9C0
HEX#BCC9C0
RGBrgb(188, 201, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7882, 0.7529
RGB percentages73.7%, 78.8%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(138.5, 10.7%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.5, 6.5%, 78.8%)
CMYK6.5%, 0%, 4.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,372,416
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC9C0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#43363F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9BCC5
Analogous#BFC9BC, #BCC9C7
Triadic#C0BCC9, #C9C0BC
Split complementary#C7BCC9, #C9BCBF
Tetradic#BCBFC9, #C9BCC5, #C9C7BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G201
B192
Red188 (73.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue138.46°
Saturation (HSL)10.74%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G C9 · B C0
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