Recognised as Colour

#BCCC9C

#BCCC9C
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BCCC9C is a green with RGB values 188, 204, 156 and HSL 80°, 32%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BCCC9C#BCCC9C

HEX#BCCC9C

RGBrgb(188, 204, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8, 0.6118

RGB percentages73.7%, 80%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(80, 32%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(80, 23.5%, 80%)

CMYK7.8%, 0%, 23.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,373,148

CSS custom property--colour: #BCCC9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.26:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#433363

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2C699no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0C69Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C0C7BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.7 Wheat · ΔE 18.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.9 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 19.3 Tan · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC9CCC

Analogous#CCC49C, #A4CC9C

Triadic#9CBCCC, #CC9CBC

Split complementary#9CA4CC, #C49CCC

Tetradic#9CCCC4, #AC9CCC, #CC9CA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAEFDF

Lighter +10%#D3DDBE

Darker −10%#A5BB7A

Darker −20%#8EA959

Darker −30%#738946

Darker −40%#566735

More saturated +25%#C2DF89

Less saturated −25%#B6B9AF

Channel breakdown

R188

G204

B156

Red188 (73.7%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue80°

Saturation (HSL)32%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G CC · B 9C

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BCCC9C (chemical formula)

Formula
154.942 g/mol
13 atoms

BCCC9C has a molar mass of 154.942 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 12 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass154.942 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.5728724 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.8867065 × 10^21

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

B7%

C93%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 6.977%

Carbon (C × 12)144.132 g/mol, 93.023%

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