Recognised as Colour

#BCE9C7

#BCE9C7
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BCE9C7 is a green with RGB values 188, 233, 199 and HSL 135°, 51%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BCE9C7#BCE9C7

HEX#BCE9C7

RGBrgb(188, 233, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9137, 0.7804

RGB percentages73.7%, 91.4%, 78%

HSLhsl(134.7, 50.6%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(134.7, 19.3%, 91.4%)

CMYK19.3%, 0%, 14.6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,380,615

CSS custom property--colour: #BCE9C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.62:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#431638

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9E1C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1DCC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B6E8DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.8 Honeydew · ΔE 18 Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.3 Beige · ΔE 18.4 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 18.6 Light yellow · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 17.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E9BCDE

Analogous#C8E9BC, #BCE9DD

Triadic#C7BCE9, #E9C7BC

Split complementary#DDBCE9, #E9BCC8

Tetradic#BCC8E9, #E9BCDE, #E9DDBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E2F6E7

Darker −10%#96DCA7

Darker −20%#6FD087

Darker −30%#49C367

Darker −40%#36A350

More saturated +25%#B1F4C1

Less saturated −25%#C7DECD

Channel breakdown

R188

G233

B199

Red188 (73.7%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue134.67°

Saturation (HSL)50.56%

Lightness82.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G E9 · B C7

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BCe9C7 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,355.967 g/mol
17 atoms

BCe9C7 has a molar mass of 1,355.967 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 9 × Ce, 7 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,355.967 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule17

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.2516362 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.4412148 × 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

B0.8%

Ce93%

C6.2%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.797%

Cerium (Ce × 9)1,261.08 g/mol, 93.002%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 6.201%

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