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Recognised as Colour

#BDD0CE

  • #BDD0CE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#BDD0CE is a cyan with RGB values 189, 208, 206 and HSL 174°, 17%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#BDD0CE#BDD0CE
HEX#BDD0CE
RGBrgb(189, 208, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8157, 0.8078
RGB percentages74.1%, 81.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(173.7, 16.8%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.7, 9.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK9.1%, 0%, 1%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,439,758
CSS custom property--colour: #BDD0CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.08:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#422F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CECECEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CACBCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#B8D1CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7.3Silver · ΔE 8.1Gainsboro · ΔE 8.9Powder blue · ΔE 10.8Light blue · ΔE 11.2Dark grey · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 7.32, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0BDBF
Analogous#BDD0C5, #BDC9D0
Triadic#CEBDD0, #D0CEBD
Split complementary#D0BDC9, #D0C5BD
Tetradic#C5BDD0, #D0BDBF, #C9D0BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFA
Lighter +10%#DBE5E4
Darker −10%#9FBBB8
Darker −20%#81A6A2
Darker −30%#658F8A
Darker −40%#50716D
More saturated +25%#AFDED9
Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R189
G208
B206
Red189 (74.1%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue173.68°
Saturation (HSL)16.81%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G D0 · B CE

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