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Recognised as Colour

#BBDFCD

  • #BBDFCD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BBDFCD is a cyan with RGB values 187, 223, 205 and HSL 150°, 36%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BBDFCD#BBDFCD
HEX#BBDFCD
RGBrgb(187, 223, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8745, 0.8039
RGB percentages73.3%, 87.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(150, 36%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 16.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK16.1%, 0%, 8.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,312,525
CSS custom property--colour: #BBDFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#442032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDACCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D5CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B4DFDAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.8Powder blue · ΔE 13Honeydew · ΔE 14.9Light cyan · ΔE 15.5Light grey · ΔE 16.1Gainsboro · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFBBCD
Analogous#BBDFBB, #BBDFDF
Triadic#CDBBDF, #DFCDBB
Split complementary#DFBBDF, #DFBBBB
Tetradic#BBBBDF, #DFBBCD, #DFDFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEEFE7
Darker −10%#98CFB3
Darker −20%#76BE9A
Darker −30%#53AE81
Darker −40%#428C67
More saturated +25%#AFECCD
Less saturated −25%#C8D3CD

Channel breakdown

R187
G223
B205
Red187 (73.3%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G DF · B CD

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