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Colour

#BCFF9E

  • #BCFF9E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#BCFF9E is a green with RGB values 188, 255, 158 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

#BCFF9E#BCFF9E
HEX#BCFF9E
RGBrgb(188, 255, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 1, 0.6196
RGB percentages73.7%, 100%, 62%
HSLhsl(101.4, 100%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.4, 38%, 100%)
CMYK26.3%, 0%, 38%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,386,206
CSS custom property--colour: #BCFF9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.94:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#430061

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF197no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBEBA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BAF8E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 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 text17.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 10.9Light green · ΔE 11.5Khaki · ΔE 29.5Aquamarine · ΔE 31.1Yellow green · ΔE 31.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E19EFF
Analogous#EDFF9E, #9EFFB1
Triadic#9EBCFF, #FF9EBC
Split complementary#B19EFF, #FF9EEC
Tetradic#9EECFF, #E19EFF, #FFB09E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFFFD1
Darker −10%#99FF6B
Darker −20%#76FF38
Darker −30%#52FF05
Darker −40%#41D100
More saturated +25%#BCFF9E
Less saturated −25%#C1F3AA

Channel breakdown

R188
G255
B158
Red188 (73.7%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue101.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G FF · B 9E

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