Recognised as Colour
#BCD7CD
- #BCD7CD
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Powder blue
#BCD7CD is a cyan with RGB values 188, 215, 205 and HSL 158°, 25%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.
Colour values
#BCD7CD#BCD7CD
HEX#BCD7CD
RGBrgb(188, 215, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8431, 0.8039
RGB percentages73.7%, 84.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(157.8, 25.2%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.8, 12.6%, 84.3%)
CMYK12.6%, 0%, 4.7%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,376,013
CSS custom property--colour: #BCD7CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.74:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#432832
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D7BCC6
Analogous#BCD7C0, #BCD3D7
Triadic#CDBCD7, #D7CDBC
Split complementary#D7BCD3, #D7C0BC
Tetradic#C0BCD7, #D7BCC6, #D4D7BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G215
B205
Red188 (73.7%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue157.78°
Saturation (HSL)25.23%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G D7 · B CD
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BCd7Cd (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 910.09 g/mol
- 9 atoms
BCd7Cd has a molar mass of 910.09 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 8 × Cd.
Molar mass
Molar mass910.09 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule9
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.51124 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram6.6170827 × 10^20
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
B1.2%
Cd98.8%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.188%
Cadmium (Cd × 8)899.28 g/mol, 98.812%
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