Recognised as Colour

#BCF997

#BCF997
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#BCF997 is a green with RGB values 188, 249, 151 and HSL 97°, 89%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BCF997#BCF997

HEX#BCF997

RGBrgb(188, 249, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9765, 0.5922

RGB percentages73.7%, 97.6%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(97.3, 89.1%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(97.3, 39.4%, 97.6%)

CMYK24.5%, 0%, 39.4%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,384,663

CSS custom property--colour: #BCF997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.14:1

Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#430668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFEB90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7E69Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BCF2E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 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 text17.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.3 Pale green · ΔE 12.5 Khaki · ΔE 27.4 Yellow green · ΔE 30 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.4 Aquamarine · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D497F9

Analogous#EDF997, #97F9A3

Triadic#97BCF9, #F997BC

Split complementary#A397F9, #F997ED

Tetradic#97EDF9, #D497F9, #F9A397

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFFF7

Lighter +10%#DBFCC7

Darker −10%#9DF667

Darker −20%#7EF337

Darker −30%#61EA0D

Darker −40%#4DB90B

More saturated +25%#BBFF91

Less saturated −25%#BFEBA5

Channel breakdown

R188

G249

B151

Red188 (73.7%)

Green249 (97.6%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue97.35°

Saturation (HSL)89.09%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G F9 · B 97

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BCF997 (chemical formula)

Formula
18,963.827 g/mol
999 atoms

BCF997 has a molar mass of 18,963.827 g/mol, made up of 999 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × C, 997 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass18,963.827 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule999

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.1490176 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram3.1755936 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B0.1%

C0.1%

F99.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.057%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.063%

Fluorine (F × 997)18,941.006 g/mol, 99.88%

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