Colour

#BCDFA9

#BCDFA9
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BCDFA9 is a green with RGB values 188, 223, 169 and HSL 99°, 46%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#BCDFA9

RGBrgb(188, 223, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8745, 0.6627

RGB percentages73.7%, 87.5%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(98.9, 45.8%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(98.9, 24.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK15.7%, 0%, 24.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,378,025

CSS custom property--colour: #BCDFA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.27:1

Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#432056

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4D7A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DED4ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BCDBD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.2 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 19.4 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.1 Beige · ΔE 22.8 Light yellow · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCA9DF

Analogous#D7DFA9, #A9DFB1

Triadic#A9BCDF, #DFA9BC

Split complementary#B1A9DF, #DFA9D7

Tetradic#A9D7DF, #CCA9DF, #DFB1A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6FBF3

Lighter +10%#D9EDCE

Darker −10%#9FD184

Darker −20%#82C35F

Darker −30%#67AE41

Darker −40%#518933

More saturated +25%#B8EE9A

Less saturated −25%#C0D0B8

Channel breakdown

R188

G223

B169

Red188 (73.7%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue98.89°

Saturation (HSL)45.76%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G DF · B A9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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