Recognised as Colour
#BDE2D1
- #BDE2D1
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#BDE2D1 is a cyan with RGB values 189, 226, 209 and HSL 152°, 39%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#BDE2D1#BDE2D1
HEX#BDE2D1
RGBrgb(189, 226, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8863, 0.8196
RGB percentages74.1%, 88.6%, 82%
HSLhsl(152.4, 38.9%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.4, 16.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK16.4%, 0%, 7.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,444,369
CSS custom property--colour: #BDE2D1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.96:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#421D2E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E2BDCE
Analogous#BDE2BE, #BDE1E2
Triadic#D1BDE2, #E2D1BD
Split complementary#E2BDE1, #E2BEBD
Tetradic#BEBDE2, #E2BDCE, #E1E2BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G226
B209
Red189 (74.1%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue152.43°
Saturation (HSL)38.95%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G E2 · B D1
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