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Recognised as Colour

#BCD3D1

  • #BCD3D1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#BCD3D1 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 211, 209 and HSL 175°, 21%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#BCD3D1#BCD3D1
HEX#BCD3D1
RGBrgb(188, 211, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8275, 0.8196
RGB percentages73.7%, 82.7%, 82%
HSLhsl(174.8, 20.7%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.8, 10.9%, 82.7%)
CMYK10.9%, 0%, 0.9%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,374,993
CSS custom property--colour: #BCD3D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.38:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#432C2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D0D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCDD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B6D4D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 8.4Powder blue · ΔE 9.4Gainsboro · ΔE 9.6Silver · ΔE 9.7Light blue · ΔE 10.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3BCBE
Analogous#BCD3C6, #BCC9D3
Triadic#D1BCD3, #D3D1BC
Split complementary#D3BCC9, #D3C6BC
Tetradic#C6BCD3, #D3BCBE, #CAD3BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFBFB
Lighter +10%#DBE7E6
Darker −10%#9DBFBC
Darker −20%#7EABA7
Darker −30%#629490
Darker −40%#4D7672
More saturated +25%#AEE1DC
Less saturated −25%#C8C8C8

Channel breakdown

R188
G211
B209
Red188 (73.7%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue174.78°
Saturation (HSL)20.72%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G D3 · B D1

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