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Recognised as Colour

#BDD0C5

  • #BDD0C5
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#BDD0C5 is a green with RGB values 189, 208, 197 and HSL 145°, 17%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#BDD0C5#BDD0C5
HEX#BDD0C5
RGBrgb(189, 208, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8157, 0.7725
RGB percentages74.1%, 81.6%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(145.3, 16.8%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.3, 9.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK9.1%, 0%, 5.3%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,439,749
CSS custom property--colour: #BDD0C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#422F3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCDC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCCAC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BAD0CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 9.5Silver · ΔE 10Gainsboro · ΔE 10.9Powder blue · ΔE 13.3Light blue · ΔE 15.1Dark grey · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0BDC8
Analogous#BFD0BD, #BDD0CF
Triadic#C5BDD0, #D0C5BD
Split complementary#CFBDD0, #D0BDBF
Tetradic#BDBFD0, #D0BDC8, #D0CFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAF9
Lighter +10%#DBE5DF
Darker −10%#9FBBAB
Darker −20%#81A691
Darker −30%#658F77
Darker −40%#50715E
More saturated +25%#AFDEC3
Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R189
G208
B197
Red189 (74.1%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue145.26°
Saturation (HSL)16.81%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G D0 · B C5

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