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Colour

#BCD1CD

  • #BCD1CD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#BCD1CD is a cyan with RGB values 188, 209, 205 and HSL 169°, 19%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#BCD1CD#BCD1CD
HEX#BCD1CD
RGBrgb(188, 209, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8196, 0.8039
RGB percentages73.7%, 82%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(168.6, 18.6%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.6, 10%, 82%)
CMYK10%, 0%, 1.9%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,374,477
CSS custom property--colour: #BCD1CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.14:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#432E32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCBCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B7D2D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 8.2Silver · ΔE 9Gainsboro · ΔE 9.6Powder blue · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 11.6Dark grey · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 8.17, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1BCC0
Analogous#BCD1C3, #BCCAD1
Triadic#CDBCD1, #D1CDBC
Split complementary#D1BCCA, #D1C3BC
Tetradic#C3BCD1, #D1BCC0, #CBD1BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FBFA
Lighter +10%#DAE6E4
Darker −10%#9EBCB6
Darker −20%#80A7A0
Darker −30%#639188
Darker −40%#4F726C
More saturated +25%#AEDFD6
Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R188
G209
B205
Red188 (73.7%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue168.57°
Saturation (HSL)18.58%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G D1 · B CD

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