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Recognised as Colour

#BCF0DF

  • #BCF0DF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BCF0DF is a cyan with RGB values 188, 240, 223 and HSL 160°, 63%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BCF0DF#BCF0DF
HEX#BCF0DF
RGBrgb(188, 240, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9412, 0.8745
RGB percentages73.7%, 94.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(160.4, 63.4%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.4, 21.7%, 94.1%)
CMYK21.7%, 0%, 7.1%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,382,431
CSS custom property--colour: #BCF0DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.67:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#430F20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECE9DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E2E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#B0F1EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.2Powder blue · ΔE 13.2Light cyan · ΔE 13.6Honeydew · ΔE 14.8Azure · ΔE 17.6Mint cream · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0BCCD
Analogous#BCF0C5, #BCE7F0
Triadic#DFBCF0, #F0DFBC
Split complementary#F0BCE7, #F0C5BC
Tetradic#C5BCF0, #F0BCCD, #E7F0BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6F9F3
Darker −10%#92E7CB
Darker −20%#69DDB7
Darker −30%#3FD4A3
Darker −40%#29B789
More saturated +25%#B2FAE3
Less saturated −25%#C6E6DB

Channel breakdown

R188
G240
B223
Red188 (73.7%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue160.38°
Saturation (HSL)63.41%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G F0 · B DF

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