Recognised as Colour

#BCF2D9

#BCF2D9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BCF2D9 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 242, 217 and HSL 152°, 67%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#BCF2D9

RGBrgb(188, 242, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.949, 0.851

RGB percentages73.7%, 94.9%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(152.2, 67.5%, 84.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(152.2, 22.3%, 94.9%)

CMYK22.3%, 0%, 10.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,382,937

CSS custom property--colour: #BCF2D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.84:1

Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#430D26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F0EAD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6E3DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B1F2EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.2 Honeydew · ΔE 16.2 Light cyan · ΔE 16.9 Powder blue · ΔE 17.3 Beige · ΔE 19.3 Mint cream · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F2BCD5

Analogous#BCF2BE, #BCF0F2

Triadic#D9BCF2, #F2D9BC

Split complementary#F2BCF0, #F2BEBC

Tetradic#BEBCF2, #F2BCD5, #F0F2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7FAF1

Darker −10%#91EAC1

Darker −20%#67E1A9

Darker −30%#3CD990

Darker −40%#25BD77

More saturated +25%#B2FCDA

Less saturated −25%#C6E8D8

Channel breakdown

R188

G242

B217

Red188 (73.7%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue152.22°

Saturation (HSL)67.5%

Lightness84.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G F2 · B D9

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