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Recognised as Colour

#BDE5B9

  • #BDE5B9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BDE5B9 is a green with RGB values 189, 229, 185 and HSL 115°, 46%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BDE5B9#BDE5B9
HEX#BDE5B9
RGBrgb(189, 229, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.898, 0.7255
RGB percentages74.1%, 89.8%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(114.5, 45.8%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(114.5, 19.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK17.5%, 0%, 19.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,445,113
CSS custom property--colour: #BDE5B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213 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#D9D9D9
Inverted#421A46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7DDB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1D9BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BAE2D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 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

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 18Lemon chiffon · ΔE 19.6Beige · ΔE 19.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.9Light yellow · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1B9E5
Analogous#D3E5B9, #B9E5CB
Triadic#B9BDE5, #E5B9BD
Split complementary#CBB9E5, #E5B9D3
Tetradic#B9D3E5, #E1B9E5, #E5CBB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0F3DE
Darker −10%#9AD794
Darker −20%#77C96F
Darker −30%#54BC49
Darker −40%#429939
More saturated +25%#B3F1AD
Less saturated −25%#C7D9C5

Channel breakdown

R189
G229
B185
Red189 (74.1%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue114.55°
Saturation (HSL)45.83%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G E5 · B B9

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