Recognised as Colour

#BCFF38

#BCFF38
Green
Light
Nearest: Green yellow

#BCFF38 is a green with RGB values 188, 255, 56 and HSL 80°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#BCFF38#BCFF38

HEX#BCFF38

RGBrgb(188, 255, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 1, 0.2196

RGB percentages73.7%, 100%, 22%

HSLhsl(80.2, 100%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(80.2, 78%, 100%)

CMYK26.3%, 0%, 78%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,386,104

CSS custom property--colour: #BCFF38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.5:1

Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#4300C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFED00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE94Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C3F3DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 5.9 Lawn green · ΔE 21.9 Chartreuse · ΔE 22.1 Yellow green · ΔE 23.2 Yellow · ΔE 29.1 Limegreen · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 5.91, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B38FF

Analogous#FFDE38, #59FF38

Triadic#38BCFF, #FF38BC

Split complementary#3859FF, #DE38FF

Tetradic#38FFDE, #7B38FF, #FF3859

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0FFD1

Lighter +20%#DEFF9E

Lighter +10%#CDFF6B

Darker −10%#ABFF05

Darker −20%#8BD100

Darker −30%#699E00

Darker −40%#476B00

More saturated +25%#BCFF38

Less saturated −25%#B4E651

Channel breakdown

R188

G255

B56

Red188 (73.7%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue80.2°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G FF · B 38

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BCFF38 (chemical formula)

Formula
763.743 g/mol
41 atoms

BCFF38 has a molar mass of 763.743 g/mol, made up of 41 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × C, 39 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass763.743 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule41

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.2682251 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.8850356 × 10^20

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

B1.4%

C1.6%

F97%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.415%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.573%

Fluorine (F × 39)740.922 g/mol, 97.012%

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