Recognised as Colour

#BCE2E2

#BCE2E2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#BCE2E2 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 226, 226 and HSL 180°, 40%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BCE2E2#BCE2E2

HEX#BCE2E2

RGBrgb(188, 226, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8863, 0.8863

RGB percentages73.7%, 88.6%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(180, 39.6%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 16.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK16.8%, 0%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,378,850

CSS custom property--colour: #BCE2E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.12:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#431D1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDDEE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5D8E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B1E5E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.1 Light blue · ΔE 8.3 Light cyan · ΔE 10.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 13 Light grey · ΔE 13.3

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.42, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2BCBC

Analogous#BCE2CF, #BCCFE2

Triadic#E2BCE2, #E2E2BC

Split complementary#E2BCCF, #E2CFBC

Tetradic#CFBCE2, #E2BCBC, #CFE2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E0F1F1

Darker −10%#98D3D3

Darker −20%#75C3C3

Darker −30%#51B4B4

Darker −40%#3F9393

More saturated +25%#B0EEEE

Less saturated −25%#C8D6D6

Channel breakdown

R188

G226

B226

Red188 (73.7%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)39.58%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR BC · G E2 · B E2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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