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Recognised as Colour

#BCE8A4

  • #BCE8A4
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BCE8A4 is a green with RGB values 188, 232, 164 and HSL 99°, 60%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BCE8A4#BCE8A4
HEX#BCE8A4
RGBrgb(188, 232, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9098, 0.6431
RGB percentages73.7%, 91%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(98.8, 59.6%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.8, 29.3%, 91%)
CMYK19%, 0%, 29.3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,380,324
CSS custom property--colour: #BCE8A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.22:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#43175B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDDEA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6DAA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BCE3D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 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 text15.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.5Light green · ΔE 21.7Khaki · ΔE 24Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 24Lemon chiffon · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 18.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0A4E8
Analogous#DEE8A4, #A4E8AE
Triadic#A4BCE8, #E8A4BC
Split complementary#AEA4E8, #E8A4DE
Tetradic#A4DEE8, #D0A4E8, #E8AEA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FDF5
Lighter +10%#DAF2CD
Darker −10%#9EDE7B
Darker −20%#80D353
Darker −30%#64C231
Darker −40%#4F9927
More saturated +25%#B8F696
Less saturated −25%#C0DAB2

Channel breakdown

R188
G232
B164
Red188 (73.7%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue98.82°
Saturation (HSL)59.65%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G E8 · B A4

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