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Recognised as Colour

#BCFE9E

  • #BCFE9E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#BCFE9E is a green with RGB values 188, 254, 158 and HSL 101°, 98%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#BCFE9E#BCFE9E
HEX#BCFE9E
RGBrgb(188, 254, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9961, 0.6196
RGB percentages73.7%, 99.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(101.3, 98%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.3, 37.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK26%, 0%, 37.8%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,385,950
CSS custom property--colour: #BCFE9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.81:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#430161

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF097no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAEAA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BBF7E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 11.3Light green · ΔE 11.6Khaki · ΔE 29.1Aquamarine · ΔE 30.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 31.3Yellow green · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E09EFE
Analogous#ECFE9E, #9EFEB0
Triadic#9EBCFE, #FE9EBC
Split complementary#B09EFE, #FE9EEC
Tetradic#9EECFE, #E09EFE, #FEB09E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFFFD0
Darker −10%#99FD6C
Darker −20%#76FD39
Darker −30%#53FC07
Darker −40%#42CE02
More saturated +25%#BCFF9D
Less saturated −25%#C1F2AA

Channel breakdown

R188
G254
B158
Red188 (73.7%)
Green254 (99.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue101.25°
Saturation (HSL)97.96%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G FE · B 9E

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