Recognised as Colour

#BDCF97

#BDCF97
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BDCF97 is a green with RGB values 189, 207, 151 and HSL 79°, 37%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BDCF97#BDCF97

HEX#BDCF97

RGBrgb(189, 207, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8118, 0.5922

RGB percentages74.1%, 81.2%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(79.3, 36.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(79.3, 27.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK8.7%, 0%, 27.1%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,439,447

CSS custom property--colour: #BDCF97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#423068

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6C893no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3C899no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C1C9C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.7 Wheat · ΔE 19.3 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.2 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A997CF

Analogous#CFC597, #A1CF97

Triadic#97BDCF, #CF97BD

Split complementary#97A1CF, #C597CF

Tetradic#97CFC5, #A997CF, #CF97A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9EFDD

Lighter +10%#D3DFBA

Darker −10%#A7BF74

Darker −20%#91AF51

Darker −30%#748C41

Darker −40%#576931

More saturated +25%#C4E284

Less saturated −25%#B6BCAA

Channel breakdown

R189

G207

B151

Red189 (74.1%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue79.29°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BD · G CF · B 97

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Colour values

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