Recognised as Colour
#BCEDC1
- #BCEDC1
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#BCEDC1 is a green with RGB values 188, 237, 193 and HSL 126°, 58%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#BCEDC1#BCEDC1
HEX#BCEDC1
RGBrgb(188, 237, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9294, 0.7569
RGB percentages73.7%, 92.9%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(126.1, 57.6%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(126.1, 20.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK20.7%, 0%, 18.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,381,633
CSS custom property--colour: #BCEDC1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.02:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#43123E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EDBCE8
Analogous#D0EDBC, #BCEDDA
Triadic#C1BCED, #EDC1BC
Split complementary#DABCED, #EDBCD0
Tetradic#BCD0ED, #EDBCE8, #EDDABC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G237
B193
Red188 (73.7%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue126.12°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G ED · B C1
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