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Recognised as Colour

#BDE3D1

  • #BDE3D1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BDE3D1 is a cyan with RGB values 189, 227, 209 and HSL 152°, 40%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BDE3D1#BDE3D1
HEX#BDE3D1
RGBrgb(189, 227, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8902, 0.8196
RGB percentages74.1%, 89%, 82%
HSLhsl(151.6, 40.4%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151.6, 16.7%, 89%)
CMYK16.7%, 0%, 7.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,444,625
CSS custom property--colour: #BDE3D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.07:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#421C2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1DDD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAD8D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B6E3DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12Powder blue · ΔE 12.8Honeydew · ΔE 14.1Light cyan · ΔE 14.6Beige · ΔE 16.4Gainsboro · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3BDCF
Analogous#BDE3BE, #BDE2E3
Triadic#D1BDE3, #E3D1BD
Split complementary#E3BDE2, #E3BEBD
Tetradic#BEBDE3, #E3BDCF, #E2E3BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1F2EA
Darker −10%#99D4B8
Darker −20%#75C59F
Darker −30%#52B586
Darker −40%#3F956C
More saturated +25%#B1EFD2
Less saturated −25%#C9D7D0

Channel breakdown

R189
G227
B209
Red189 (74.1%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue151.58°
Saturation (HSL)40.43%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G E3 · B D1

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