Colour

#BCEAD4

#BCEAD4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BCEAD4 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 234, 212 and HSL 151°, 52%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#BCEAD4

RGBrgb(188, 234, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9176, 0.8314

RGB percentages73.7%, 91.8%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(151.3, 52.3%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(151.3, 19.7%, 91.8%)

CMYK19.7%, 0%, 9.4%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,380,884

CSS custom property--colour: #BCEAD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.86:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#43152B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8E3D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0DDD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B3EAE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.3 Honeydew · ΔE 15 Powder blue · ΔE 15 Light cyan · ΔE 15.7 Beige · ΔE 17.6 Mint cream · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EABCD2

Analogous#BCEABD, #BCE9EA

Triadic#D4BCEA, #EAD4BC

Split complementary#EABCE9, #EABDBC

Tetradic#BDBCEA, #EABCD2, #E9EABC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E3F6ED

Darker −10%#95DEBB

Darker −20%#6ED2A2

Darker −30%#48C589

Darker −40%#34A66F

More saturated +25%#B1F5D4

Less saturated −25%#C7DFD4

Channel breakdown

R188

G234

B212

Red188 (73.7%)

Green234 (91.8%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue151.3°

Saturation (HSL)52.27%

Lightness82.75%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G EA · B D4

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Colour values

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