Recognised as Colour
#BDDEA9
- #BDDEA9
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#BDDEA9 is a green with RGB values 189, 222, 169 and HSL 97°, 45%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#BDDEA9#BDDEA9
HEX#BDDEA9
RGBrgb(189, 222, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8706, 0.6627
RGB percentages74.1%, 87.1%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(97.4, 44.5%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.4, 23.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK14.9%, 0%, 23.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,443,305
CSS custom property--colour: #BDDEA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.19:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#422156
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAA9DE
Analogous#D7DEA9, #A9DEAF
Triadic#A9BDDE, #DEA9BD
Split complementary#AFA9DE, #DEA9D7
Tetradic#A9D7DE, #CAA9DE, #DEAFA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G222
B169
Red189 (74.1%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue97.36°
Saturation (HSL)44.54%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G DE · B A9
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