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Recognised as Colour

#BCE8C0

  • #BCE8C0
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BCE8C0 is a green with RGB values 188, 232, 192 and HSL 125°, 49%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BCE8C0#BCE8C0
HEX#BCE8C0
RGBrgb(188, 232, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9098, 0.7529
RGB percentages73.7%, 91%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(125.5, 48.9%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(125.5, 19%, 91%)
CMYK19%, 0%, 17.2%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,380,352
CSS custom property--colour: #BCE8C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7221WCAG 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 15.44:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#43173F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9E0BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2DBC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B7E6DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 18.4Beige · ΔE 19.5Honeydew · ΔE 20Light yellow · ΔE 20.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8BCE4
Analogous#CEE8BC, #BCE8D6
Triadic#C0BCE8, #E8C0BC
Split complementary#D6BCE8, #E8BCCE
Tetradic#BCCEE8, #E8BCE4, #E8D6BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2F5E4
Darker −10%#96DB9C
Darker −20%#70CE79
Darker −30%#4AC155
Darker −40%#37A141
More saturated +25%#B1F3B7
Less saturated −25%#C7DDC9

Channel breakdown

R188
G232
B192
Red188 (73.7%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue125.45°
Saturation (HSL)48.89%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G E8 · B C0

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