Recognised as Colour

#BCECD6

#BCECD6
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BCECD6 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 236, 214 and HSL 153°, 56%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BCECD6#BCECD6

HEX#BCECD6

RGBrgb(188, 236, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9255, 0.8392

RGB percentages73.7%, 92.5%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(152.5, 55.8%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(152.5, 20.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK20.3%, 0%, 9.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,381,398

CSS custom property--colour: #BCECD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.11:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#431329

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAE5D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1DFD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B2ECE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12 Honeydew · ΔE 15.1 Powder blue · ΔE 15.1 Light cyan · ΔE 15.6 Beige · ΔE 17.9 Mint cream · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECBCD2

Analogous#BCECBE, #BCEAEC

Triadic#D6BCEC, #ECD6BC

Split complementary#ECBCEA, #ECBEBC

Tetradic#BEBCEC, #ECBCD2, #EAECBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4F7EE

Darker −10%#94E1BE

Darker −20%#6DD5A5

Darker −30%#45CA8D

Darker −40%#31AB73

More saturated +25%#B1F7D7

Less saturated −25%#C7E1D5

Channel breakdown

R188

G236

B214

Red188 (73.7%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue152.5°

Saturation (HSL)55.81%

Lightness83.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G EC · B D6

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Also reads as

BCeCd6 (chemical formula)

Formula
825.39 g/mol
8 atoms

BCeCd6 has a molar mass of 825.39 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Ce, 6 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass825.39 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.3705923 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.2961155 × 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

B1.3%

Ce17%

Cd81.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.31%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 16.976%

Cadmium (Cd × 6)674.46 g/mol, 81.714%

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