Recognised as Colour
#BCDEAF
- #BCDEAF
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#BCDEAF is a green with RGB values 188, 222, 175 and HSL 103°, 42%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#BCDEAF#BCDEAF
HEX#BCDEAF
RGBrgb(188, 222, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8706, 0.6863
RGB percentages73.7%, 87.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(103.4, 41.6%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.4, 21.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK15.3%, 0%, 21.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,377,775
CSS custom property--colour: #BCDEAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.21:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#432150
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D1AFDE
Analogous#D4DEAF, #AFDEB9
Triadic#AFBCDE, #DEAFBC
Split complementary#BAAFDE, #DEAFD4
Tetradic#AFD4DE, #D1AFDE, #DEB9AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G222
B175
Red188 (73.7%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue103.4°
Saturation (HSL)41.59%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G DE · B AF
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