Recognised as Colour
#BCD39E
- #BCD39E
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#BCD39E is a green with RGB values 188, 211, 158 and HSL 86°, 38%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#BCD39E#BCD39E
HEX#BCD39E
RGBrgb(188, 211, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8275, 0.6196
RGB percentages73.7%, 82.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(86, 37.6%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86, 25.1%, 82.7%)
CMYK10.9%, 0%, 25.1%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,374,942
CSS custom property--colour: #BCD39E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.95:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#432C61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B59ED3
Analogous#D3D09E, #A1D39E
Triadic#9EBCD3, #D39EBC
Split complementary#9EA1D3, #D09ED3
Tetradic#9ED3D0, #B59ED3, #D39EA1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G211
B158
Red188 (73.7%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue86.04°
Saturation (HSL)37.59%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G D3 · B 9E
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