Recognised as Colour

#BCD1CE

#BCD1CE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#BCD1CE is a cyan with RGB values 188, 209, 206 and HSL 171°, 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

#BCD1CE#BCD1CE

HEX#BCD1CE

RGBrgb(188, 209, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8196, 0.8078

RGB percentages73.7%, 82%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(171.4, 18.6%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.4, 10%, 82%)

CMYK10%, 0%, 1.4%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,374,478

CSS custom property--colour: #BCD1CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.15:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#432E31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFCECEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CACBCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B7D2D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 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 text13.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 8 Silver · ΔE 8.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.5 Powder blue · ΔE 10.4 Light blue · ΔE 11.2 Dark grey · ΔE 15.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 8.02, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1BCBF

Analogous#BCD1C4, #BCCAD1

Triadic#CEBCD1, #D1CEBC

Split complementary#D1BCCA, #D1C4BC

Tetradic#C4BCD1, #D1BCBF, #CAD1BC

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%#9EBCB8

Darker −20%#80A7A2

Darker −30%#63918A

Darker −40%#4F726D

More saturated +25%#AEDFD8

Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R188

G209

B206

Red188 (73.7%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue171.43°

Saturation (HSL)18.58%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G D1 · B CE

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BCd1Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
263.34 g/mol
3 atoms

BCd1Ce has a molar mass of 263.34 g/mol, made up of 3 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Cd, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass263.34 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule3

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.3728636 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.286831 × 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

B4.1%

Cd42.7%

Ce53.2%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.105%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 42.686%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 53.209%

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