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#BCFBE9 Color

#BCFBE9 is rgb(188, 251, 233) in RGB, hsl(163, 89%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCFBE9
HEX#BCFBE9
RGBrgb(188, 251, 233)
HSLhsl(163, 89%, 86%)
HSVhsv(163, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94.1% 0.068 175.3)
LABlab(94.01% -23.21 1.92)
LCHlch(94.01% 23.29 175.27)

What #BCFBE9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BCFBE9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BCFBE9 Channel Values

How #BCFBE9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 251 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 89% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCFBE9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCFBE9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCFBE9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BCFBE9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCFBE9.

How #BCFBE9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BCFBE9
Protanopia#F2F2E9
Protanomaly#DEF6E9
Deuteranopia#E9E9EB
Deuteranomaly#D8F0EA
Tritanopia#BFF9F9
Tritanomaly#BEFAF3
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCFBE9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bcfbe9: #BCFBE9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCFBE9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcfbe9': '#BCFBE9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.984, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_bcfbe9">#BCFBE9</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCFBE9"

More Green Colors

#BCFBE9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCFBE9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCFBE9?

#BCFBE9 is a lightest green — rgb(188, 251, 233) in RGB and hsl(163, 89%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.47.

What is the RGB value of #BCFBE9?

#BCFBE9 is rgb(188, 251, 233) — red 188, green 251, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCFBE9?

#BCFBE9 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCFBE9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCFBE9 scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCFBE9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCFBE9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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