Recognised as Colour
#BCEDD3
- #BCEDD3
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#BCEDD3 is a green with RGB values 188, 237, 211 and HSL 148°, 58%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#BCEDD3#BCEDD3
HEX#BCEDD3
RGBrgb(188, 237, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9294, 0.8275
RGB percentages73.7%, 92.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(148.2, 57.6%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(148.2, 20.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK20.7%, 0%, 11%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,381,651
CSS custom property--colour: #BCEDD3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.19:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#43122C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EDBCD6
Analogous#BEEDBC, #BCEDEC
Triadic#D3BCED, #EDD3BC
Split complementary#EBBCED, #EDBCBE
Tetradic#BCBEED, #EDBCD6, #EDECBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G237
B211
Red188 (73.7%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue148.16°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G ED · B D3
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