Recognised as Colour

#BCD3BE

#BCD3BE
Green
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#BCD3BE is a green with RGB values 188, 211, 190 and HSL 125°, 21%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#BCD3BE#BCD3BE

HEX#BCD3BE

RGBrgb(188, 211, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8275, 0.7451

RGB percentages73.7%, 82.7%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(125.2, 20.7%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(125.2, 10.9%, 82.7%)

CMYK10.9%, 0%, 10%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,374,974

CSS custom property--colour: #BCD3BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#432C41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4CFBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0CCBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BAD2CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 14.2 Silver · ΔE 14.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 15 Beige · ΔE 16.1 Powder blue · ΔE 16.4 Honeydew · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3BCD1

Analogous#C6D3BC, #BCD3C9

Triadic#BEBCD3, #D3BEBC

Split complementary#C9BCD3, #D3BCC6

Tetradic#BCC6D3, #D3BCD1, #D3CABC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFBFA

Lighter +10%#DBE7DC

Darker −10%#9DBFA0

Darker −20%#7EAB82

Darker −30%#629466

Darker −40%#4D7651

More saturated +25%#AEE1B3

Less saturated −25%#C8C8C8

Channel breakdown

R188

G211

B190

Red188 (73.7%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue125.22°

Saturation (HSL)20.72%

Lightness78.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G D3 · B BE

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BCd3Be (chemical formula)

Formula
357.0522 g/mol
5 atoms

BCd3Be has a molar mass of 357.0522 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 3 × Cd, 1 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass357.0522 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.9289913 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.6866275 × 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

B3%

Cd94.4%

Be2.5%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 3.028%

Cadmium (Cd × 3)337.23 g/mol, 94.448%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 2.524%

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