Colour
#BDD3BB
- #BDD3BB
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#BDD3BB is a green with RGB values 189, 211, 187 and HSL 115°, 21%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#BDD3BB#BDD3BB
HEX#BDD3BB
RGBrgb(189, 211, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8275, 0.7333
RGB percentages74.1%, 82.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(115, 21.4%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115, 11.4%, 82.7%)
CMYK10.4%, 0%, 11.4%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,440,507
CSS custom property--colour: #BDD3BB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#422C44
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D1BBD3
Analogous#C9D3BB, #BBD3C5
Triadic#BBBDD3, #D3BBBD
Split complementary#C5BBD3, #D3BBC9
Tetradic#BBC9D3, #D1BBD3, #D3C5BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G211
B187
Red189 (74.1%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue115°
Saturation (HSL)21.43%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G D3 · B BB
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