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Recognised as Colour

#BCF2DC

  • #BCF2DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BCF2DC is a cyan with RGB values 188, 242, 220 and HSL 156°, 67%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BCF2DC#BCF2DC
HEX#BCF2DC
RGBrgb(188, 242, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.949, 0.8627
RGB percentages73.7%, 94.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(155.6, 67.5%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.6, 22.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK22.3%, 0%, 9.1%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,382,940
CSS custom property--colour: #BCF2DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.87:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#430D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFEADBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5E3DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B0F3EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.6Honeydew · ΔE 15.7Light cyan · ΔE 15.7Powder blue · ΔE 15.9Beige · ΔE 19.2Mint cream · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2BCD2
Analogous#BCF2C1, #BCEDF2
Triadic#DCBCF2, #F2DCBC
Split complementary#F2BCED, #F2C1BC
Tetradic#C1BCF2, #F2BCD2, #EDF2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7FAF2
Darker −10%#91EAC6
Darker −20%#67E1AF
Darker −30%#3CD999
Darker −40%#25BD7F
More saturated +25%#B2FCDE
Less saturated −25%#C6E8DA

Channel breakdown

R188
G242
B220
Red188 (73.7%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue155.56°
Saturation (HSL)67.5%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G F2 · B DC

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