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Recognised as Colour

#BDC6B4

  • #BDC6B4
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BDC6B4 is a green with RGB values 189, 198, 180 and HSL 90°, 14%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BDC6B4#BDC6B4
HEX#BDC6B4
RGBrgb(189, 198, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7765, 0.7059
RGB percentages74.1%, 77.6%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(90, 13.6%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 9.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK4.5%, 0%, 9.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,437,172
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC6B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#42394B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C8C3B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7C3B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BEC4C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#BDB4C6
Analogous#C6C6B4, #B4C6B4
Triadic#B4BDC6, #C6B4BD
Split complementary#B4B4C6, #C6B4C6
Tetradic#B4C6C6, #BDB4C6, #C6B4B4

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F2EE
Lighter +10%#D7DCD1
Darker −10%#A4B097
Darker −20%#8A9A7A
Darker −30%#718061
Darker −40%#57634B
More saturated +25%#BDD7A4
Less saturated −25%#BDBDBD

Channel breakdown

R189
G198
B180
Red189 (74.1%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)13.64%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G C6 · B B4

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