Colour
#BCFAEA
- #BCFAEA
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#BCFAEA is a cyan with RGB values 188, 250, 234 and HSL 165°, 86%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#BCFAEA#BCFAEA
HEX#BCFAEA
RGBrgb(188, 250, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9804, 0.9176
RGB percentages73.7%, 98%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(164.5, 86.1%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.5, 24.8%, 98%)
CMYK24.8%, 0%, 6.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,385,002
CSS custom property--colour: #BCFAEA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.85003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#430515
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FABCCC
Analogous#BCFACB, #BCEBFA
Triadic#EABCFA, #FAEABC
Split complementary#FABCEB, #FACBBC
Tetradic#CBBCFA, #FABCCC, #EBFABC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G250
B234
Red188 (73.7%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue164.52°
Saturation (HSL)86.11%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G FA · B EA
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