Recognised as Colour

#BCFFC9

#BCFFC9
Green
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#BCFFC9 is a green with RGB values 188, 255, 201 and HSL 132°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#BCFFC9#BCFFC9

HEX#BCFFC9

RGBrgb(188, 255, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 1, 0.7882

RGB percentages73.7%, 100%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(131.6, 100%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(131.6, 26.3%, 100%)

CMYK26.3%, 0%, 21.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,386,249

CSS custom property--colour: #BCFFC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness231 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.29:1

Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED

Inverted#430036

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF4C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5ECCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B3FCF0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 17.4 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.6 Light green · ΔE 24.6 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 24.9 Pale green · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 17.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFBCF2

Analogous#D1FFBC, #BCFFEB

Triadic#C9BCFF, #FFC9BC

Split complementary#EBBCFF, #FFBCD0

Tetradic#BCD1FF, #FFBCF2, #FFEBBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EFFFF2

Darker −10%#89FFA0

Darker −20%#56FF77

Darker −30%#23FF4E

Darker −40%#00EF2E

More saturated +25%#BCFFC9

Less saturated −25%#C4F7CE

Channel breakdown

R188

G255

B201

Red188 (73.7%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue131.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G FF · B C9

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BCFFC9 (chemical formula)

Formula
168.916 g/mol
13 atoms

BCFFC9 has a molar mass of 168.916 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 10 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass168.916 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.8049162 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.5651689 × 10^21

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

B6.4%

C71.1%

F22.5%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 6.4%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 71.106%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 22.494%

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