Recognised as Colour

#BCE8C8

#BCE8C8
Green
Light
Nearest: Honeydew

#BCE8C8 is a green with RGB values 188, 232, 200 and HSL 136°, 49%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Honeydew.

Colour values

#BCE8C8#BCE8C8

HEX#BCE8C8

RGBrgb(188, 232, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9098, 0.7843

RGB percentages73.7%, 91%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(136.4, 48.9%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(136.4, 19%, 91%)

CMYK19%, 0%, 13.8%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,380,360

CSS custom property--colour: #BCE8C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.51:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#431737

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8E1C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0DBCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B6E7DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Honeydew · ΔE 17.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.4 Beige · ΔE 17.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 18.6 Light yellow · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourHoneydew (#F0FFF0)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E8BCDC

Analogous#C6E8BC, #BCE8DE

Triadic#C8BCE8, #E8C8BC

Split complementary#DEBCE8, #E8BCC6

Tetradic#BCC6E8, #E8BCDC, #E8DEBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E2F5E7

Darker −10%#96DBA9

Darker −20%#70CE8A

Darker −30%#4AC16B

Darker −40%#37A154

More saturated +25%#B1F3C3

Less saturated −25%#C7DDCD

Channel breakdown

R188

G232

B200

Red188 (73.7%)

Green232 (91%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue136.36°

Saturation (HSL)48.89%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G E8 · B C8

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BCe8C8 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,227.858 g/mol
17 atoms

BCe8C8 has a molar mass of 1,227.858 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 8 × Ce, 8 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,227.858 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule17

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.0389062 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.9045906 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B0.9%

Ce91.3%

C7.8%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.88%

Cerium (Ce × 8)1,120.96 g/mol, 91.294%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 7.826%

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