Recognised as Colour
#BDECC9
- #BDECC9
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Honeydew
#BDECC9 is a green with RGB values 189, 236, 201 and HSL 135°, 55%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Honeydew.
Colour values
#BDECC9#BDECC9
HEX#BDECC9
RGBrgb(189, 236, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.9255, 0.7882
RGB percentages74.1%, 92.5%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(135.3, 55.3%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.3, 19.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK19.9%, 0%, 14.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,446,921
CSS custom property--colour: #BDECC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.01:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#421336
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ECBDE0
Analogous#C9ECBD, #BDECE1
Triadic#C9BDEC, #ECC9BD
Split complementary#E1BDEC, #ECBDC9
Tetradic#BDC9EC, #ECBDE0, #ECE1BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G236
B201
Red189 (74.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue135.32°
Saturation (HSL)55.29%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G EC · B C9
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