Recognised as Colour
#BCEEDB
- #BCEEDB
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#BCEEDB is a cyan with RGB values 188, 238, 219 and HSL 157°, 60%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#BCEEDB#BCEEDB
HEX#BCEEDB
RGBrgb(188, 238, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9333, 0.8588
RGB percentages73.7%, 93.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(157.2, 59.5%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.2, 21%, 93.3%)
CMYK21%, 0%, 8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,381,915
CSS custom property--colour: #BCEEDB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.39:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#431124
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EEBCCF
Analogous#BCEEC2, #BCE8EE
Triadic#DBBCEE, #EEDBBC
Split complementary#EEBCE8, #EEC2BC
Tetradic#C2BCEE, #EEBCCF, #E8EEBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G238
B219
Red188 (73.7%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue157.2°
Saturation (HSL)59.52%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G EE · B DB
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