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Colour

#BCEE9F

  • #BCEE9F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#BCEE9F is a green with RGB values 188, 238, 159 and HSL 98°, 70%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BCEE9F#BCEE9F
HEX#BCEE9F
RGBrgb(188, 238, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9333, 0.6235
RGB percentages73.7%, 93.3%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(98, 69.9%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98, 33.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK21%, 0%, 33.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,381,855
CSS custom property--colour: #BCEE9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.87:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#431160

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E29Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECDEA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BCE8DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 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 text15.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17Pale green · ΔE 19.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.6Khaki · ΔE 24Dark khaki · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D19FEE
Analogous#E4EE9F, #9FEEAA
Triadic#9FBCEE, #EE9FBC
Split complementary#AA9FEE, #EE9FE3
Tetradic#9FE3EE, #D19FEE, #EEAA9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FDF6
Lighter +10%#DAF6CA
Darker −10%#9EE674
Darker −20%#80DF48
Darker −30%#63CF25
Darker −40%#4FA41D
More saturated +25%#B8FC91
Less saturated −25%#C0E0AD

Channel breakdown

R188
G238
B159
Red188 (73.7%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue97.97°
Saturation (HSL)69.91%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G EE · B 9F

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