Colour

#BDEFB9

#BDEFB9
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BDEFB9 is a green with RGB values 189, 239, 185 and HSL 116°, 63%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BDEFB9#BDEFB9

HEX#BDEFB9

RGBrgb(189, 239, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.9373, 0.7255

RGB percentages74.1%, 93.7%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(115.6, 62.8%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(115.6, 22.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK20.9%, 0%, 22.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,447,673

CSS custom property--colour: #BDEFB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.21:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#421046

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2E5B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EAE0BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B9ECE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.2 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 21 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.2 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 22.1 Aquamarine · ΔE 22.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 18.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EBB9EF

Analogous#D8EFB9, #B9EFD0

Triadic#B9BDEF, #EFB9BD

Split complementary#D0B9EF, #EFB9D8

Tetradic#B9D8EF, #EBB9EF, #EFD0B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4F8E3

Darker −10%#96E68F

Darker −20%#6FDC66

Darker −30%#48D33C

Darker −40%#33B329

More saturated +25%#B4FAAE

Less saturated −25%#C6E4C4

Channel breakdown

R189

G239

B185

Red189 (74.1%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue115.56°

Saturation (HSL)62.79%

Lightness83.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BD · G EF · B B9

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Colour values

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