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Recognised as Colour

#BCE4D4

  • #BCE4D4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BCE4D4 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 228, 212 and HSL 156°, 43%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BCE4D4#BCE4D4
HEX#BCE4D4
RGBrgb(188, 228, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8941, 0.8314
RGB percentages73.7%, 89.4%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(156, 42.6%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156, 17.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK17.5%, 0%, 7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,379,348
CSS custom property--colour: #BCE4D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.19:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#431B2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2DED3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAD9D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B4E5DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.8Powder blue · ΔE 11.8Light cyan · ΔE 13.9Honeydew · ΔE 14.2Light blue · ΔE 16.3Gainsboro · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4BCCC
Analogous#BCE4C0, #BCE0E4
Triadic#D4BCE4, #E4D4BC
Split complementary#E4BCE0, #E4C0BC
Tetradic#C0BCE4, #E4BCCC, #E0E4BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0F3EB
Darker −10%#98D5BD
Darker −20%#73C7A5
Darker −30%#4FB88E
Darker −40%#3D9773
More saturated +25%#B0F0D6
Less saturated −25%#C8D8D2

Channel breakdown

R188
G228
B212
Red188 (73.7%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue156°
Saturation (HSL)42.55%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G E4 · B D4

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