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Recognised as Colour

#BDE0CF

  • #BDE0CF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BDE0CF is a cyan with RGB values 189, 224, 207 and HSL 151°, 36%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BDE0CF#BDE0CF
HEX#BDE0CF
RGBrgb(189, 224, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8784, 0.8118
RGB percentages74.1%, 87.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(150.9, 36.1%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150.9, 15.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK15.6%, 0%, 7.6%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,443,855
CSS custom property--colour: #BDE0CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.73:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#421F30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDBCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D6D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B6E0DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.5Powder blue · ΔE 12.5Honeydew · ΔE 14.2Light cyan · ΔE 14.8Gainsboro · ΔE 15.5Light grey · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0BDCE
Analogous#BDE0BE, #BDDFE0
Triadic#CFBDE0, #E0CFBD
Split complementary#E0BDDF, #E0BEBD
Tetradic#BEBDE0, #E0BDCE, #DFE0BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0F0E8
Darker −10%#9AD0B6
Darker −20%#78BF9D
Darker −30%#55AF83
Darker −40%#438E6A
More saturated +25%#B1ECCF
Less saturated −25%#C9D4CF

Channel breakdown

R189
G224
B207
Red189 (74.1%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue150.86°
Saturation (HSL)36.08%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G E0 · B CF

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