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Recognised as Colour

#BCF3EC

  • #BCF3EC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BCF3EC is a cyan with RGB values 188, 243, 236 and HSL 172°, 70%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BCF3EC#BCF3EC
HEX#BCF3EC
RGBrgb(188, 243, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9529, 0.9255
RGB percentages73.7%, 95.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(172.4, 69.6%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.4, 22.6%, 95.3%)
CMYK22.6%, 0%, 2.9%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,383,212
CSS custom property--colour: #BCF3EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.17:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#430C13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDEDECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E5EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ACF6F1no 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 text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.6Powder blue · ΔE 9.4Light cyan · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 14.6Honeydew · ΔE 15.1Azure · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 4.62, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3BCC3
Analogous#BCF3D1, #BCDFF3
Triadic#ECBCF3, #F3ECBC
Split complementary#F3BCDF, #F3D1BC
Tetradic#D1BCF3, #F3BCC3, #DFF3BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7FBF8
Darker −10%#91EBE0
Darker −20%#65E4D3
Darker −30%#3ADCC7
Darker −40%#22C1AC
More saturated +25%#B2FDF3
Less saturated −25%#C6E9E5

Channel breakdown

R188
G243
B236
Red188 (73.7%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue172.36°
Saturation (HSL)69.62%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G F3 · B EC

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