Recognised as Colour
#BCECE5
- #BCECE5
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#BCECE5 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 236, 229 and HSL 171°, 56%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#BCECE5#BCECE5
HEX#BCECE5
RGBrgb(188, 236, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9255, 0.898
RGB percentages73.7%, 92.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(171.3, 55.8%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.3, 20.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK20.3%, 0%, 3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,381,413
CSS custom property--colour: #BCECE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.27:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#43131A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ECBCC3
Analogous#BCECCD, #BCDBEC
Triadic#E5BCEC, #ECE5BC
Split complementary#ECBCDB, #ECCDBC
Tetradic#CDBCEC, #ECBCC3, #DBECBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G236
B229
Red188 (73.7%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue171.25°
Saturation (HSL)55.81%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G EC · B E5
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BCeCe5 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 851.53 g/mol
- 7 atoms
BCeCe5 has a molar mass of 851.53 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 6 × Ce.
Molar mass
Molar mass851.53 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule7
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.4139988 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram7.0721416 × 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%
Ce98.7%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.269%
Cerium (Ce × 6)840.72 g/mol, 98.731%
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