#BCFBF9 Color

#BCFBF9 is rgb(188, 251, 249) in RGB, hsl(178, 89%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celeste (#B2FFFF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCFBF9

HEX#BCFBF9

RGBrgb(188, 251, 249)

HSLhsl(178, 89%, 86%)

HSVhsv(178, 25%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(94.5% 0.063 193.7)

LABlab(94.35% -20.71 -5.79)

LCHlch(94.35% 21.50 195.61)

What #BCFBF9 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 #BCFBF9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 4.35 Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 4.59 Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 6.91 Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 10.42 Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 11.13 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 11.67

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#BCFBF9 Channel Values

How #BCFBF9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 188 · G 251 · B 249	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 178° · S 89% · L 86%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 178° · S 25% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 25% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.15:1 vs white · 18.31:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCFBF9 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCFBF9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCFBF9; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BCFBF9

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #BCFBF9 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#BCFBF9

Protanopia#F2F2F9

Protanomaly#DEF6F9

Deuteranopia#E9E9FA

Deuteranomaly#D8F0FA

Tritanopia#BCFBFB

Tritanomaly#BCFBFA

Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

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Using #BCFBF9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcfbf9: #BCFBF9;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCFBF9;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcfbf9': '#BCFBF9' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.984, blue: 0.976)

Android XML<color name="color_bcfbf9">#BCFBF9</color>

SVG fillfill="#BCFBF9"

More Teal Colors

#BCFBF9 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#BCFBF9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCFBF9?

#BCFBF9 is a lightest teal — rgb(188, 251, 249) in RGB and hsl(178, 89%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celeste (#B2FFFF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.35.

What is the RGB value of #BCFBF9?

#BCFBF9 is rgb(188, 251, 249) — red 188, green 251, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCFBF9?

#BCFBF9 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCFBF9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCFBF9 scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCFBF9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCFBF9 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 4.59, which is very hard to tell apart.

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