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Colour

#BDC9BB

  • #BDC9BB
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BDC9BB is a green with RGB values 189, 201, 187 and HSL 111°, 11%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BDC9BB#BDC9BB
HEX#BDC9BB
RGBrgb(189, 201, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7882, 0.7333
RGB percentages74.1%, 78.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(111.4, 11.5%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.4, 7%, 78.8%)
CMYK6%, 0%, 7%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,437,947
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC9BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.24:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#423644

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAC6BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C5BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BCC8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 8.9Light grey · ΔE 10Gainsboro · ΔE 11.9Dark grey · ΔE 13.6Powder blue · ΔE 16.8Antique white · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7BBC9
Analogous#C4C9BB, #BBC9C0
Triadic#BBBDC9, #C9BBBD
Split complementary#C0BBC9, #C9BBC4
Tetradic#BBC4C9, #C7BBC9, #C9C0BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F6F4
Lighter +10%#D9E0D7
Darker −10%#A1B29F
Darker −20%#869C82
Darker −30%#6C8368
Darker −40%#546751
More saturated +25%#B2D8AC
Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R189
G201
B187
Red189 (74.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue111.43°
Saturation (HSL)11.48%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G C9 · B BB

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