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Colour

#BEC5AC

  • #BEC5AC
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BEC5AC is a green with RGB values 190, 197, 172 and HSL 77°, 18%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BEC5AC#BEC5AC
HEX#BEC5AC
RGBrgb(190, 197, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7725, 0.6745
RGB percentages74.5%, 77.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(76.8, 17.7%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(76.8, 12.7%, 77.3%)
CMYK3.6%, 0%, 12.7%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,502,444
CSS custom property--colour: #BEC5AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.77:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#413A53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C2ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C2ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C0C2BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 13.6Light grey · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 16.4Gainsboro · ΔE 16.5Antique white · ΔE 17.6Tan · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3ACC5
Analogous#C5C0AC, #B2C5AC
Triadic#ACBEC5, #C5ACBE
Split complementary#ACB2C5, #C0ACC5
Tetradic#ACC5C0, #B3ACC5, #C5ACB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEFE8
Lighter +10%#D6DACA
Darker −10%#A6B08E
Darker −20%#8F9B70
Darker −30%#747F59
Darker −40%#596144
More saturated +25%#C6D79A
Less saturated −25%#B9B9B9

Channel breakdown

R190
G197
B172
Red190 (74.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue76.8°
Saturation (HSL)17.73%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BE · G C5 · B AC

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