Colour

#BCD5C3

#BCD5C3
Green
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#BCD5C3 is a green with RGB values 188, 213, 195 and HSL 137°, 23%, 79%. 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

#BCD5C3#BCD5C3

HEX#BCD5C3

RGBrgb(188, 213, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8353, 0.7647

RGB percentages73.7%, 83.5%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(136.8, 22.9%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(136.8, 11.7%, 83.5%)

CMYK11.7%, 0%, 8.5%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,375,491

CSS custom property--colour: #BCD5C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#432A3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5D1C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0CEC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B9D4D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 13.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.1 Silver · ΔE 14.3 Powder blue · ΔE 14.6 Honeydew · ΔE 16.1 Beige · ΔE 16.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D5BCCE

Analogous#C2D5BC, #BCD5D0

Triadic#C3BCD5, #D5C3BC

Split complementary#D0BCD5, #D5BCC2

Tetradic#BCC2D5, #D5BCCE, #D5D0BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFCFB

Lighter +10%#DBE9DF

Darker −10%#9DC1A7

Darker −20%#7DAE8B

Darker −30%#60986F

Darker −40%#4C7959

More saturated +25%#AEE3BD

Less saturated −25%#C9C9C9

Channel breakdown

R188

G213

B195

Red188 (73.7%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue136.8°

Saturation (HSL)22.94%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G D5 · B C3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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