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Recognised as Colour

#BCFF9D

  • #BCFF9D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#BCFF9D is a green with RGB values 188, 255, 157 and HSL 101°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#BCFF9D#BCFF9D
HEX#BCFF9D
RGBrgb(188, 255, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 1, 0.6157
RGB percentages73.7%, 100%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(101, 100%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101, 38.4%, 100%)
CMYK26.3%, 0%, 38.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,386,205
CSS custom property--colour: #BCFF9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.93:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#430062

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF196no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBEBA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BBF8E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 10.9Light green · ΔE 11.5Khaki · ΔE 29.5Yellow green · ΔE 31.4Aquamarine · ΔE 31.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E09DFF
Analogous#EDFF9D, #9DFFAF
Triadic#9DBCFF, #FF9DBC
Split complementary#AF9DFF, #FF9DED
Tetradic#9DEDFF, #E09DFF, #FFAF9D

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%#99FF6A
Darker −20%#76FF37
Darker −30%#53FF04
Darker −40%#42D000
More saturated +25%#BCFF9D
Less saturated −25%#C1F3A9

Channel breakdown

R188
G255
B157
Red188 (73.7%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue101.02°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G FF · B 9D

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