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Recognised as Colour

#BCF2EB

  • #BCF2EB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BCF2EB is a cyan with RGB values 188, 242, 235 and HSL 172°, 67%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BCF2EB#BCF2EB
HEX#BCF2EB
RGBrgb(188, 242, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.949, 0.9216
RGB percentages73.7%, 94.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(172.2, 67.5%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.2, 22.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK22.3%, 0%, 2.9%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,382,955
CSS custom property--colour: #BCF2EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.04:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#430D14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECECEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E4ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ACF5F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.6Powder blue · ΔE 9.2Light cyan · ΔE 10.5Light blue · ΔE 14.4Honeydew · ΔE 15Azure · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 4.65, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2BCC3
Analogous#BCF2D0, #BCDEF2
Triadic#EBBCF2, #F2EBBC
Split complementary#F2BCDE, #F2D0BC
Tetradic#D0BCF2, #F2BCC3, #DEF2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7FAF8
Darker −10%#91EADE
Darker −20%#67E1D1
Darker −30%#3CD9C5
Darker −40%#25BDA9
More saturated +25%#B2FCF2
Less saturated −25%#C6E8E4

Channel breakdown

R188
G242
B235
Red188 (73.7%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue172.22°
Saturation (HSL)67.5%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G F2 · B EB

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