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Recognised as Colour

#BDF3D9

  • #BDF3D9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BDF3D9 is a cyan with RGB values 189, 243, 217 and HSL 151°, 69%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BDF3D9#BDF3D9
HEX#BDF3D9
RGBrgb(189, 243, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.9529, 0.851
RGB percentages74.1%, 95.3%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(151.1, 69.2%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151.1, 22.2%, 95.3%)
CMYK22.2%, 0%, 10.7%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,448,729
CSS custom property--colour: #BDF3D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.99:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#420C26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1EBD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7E4DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B2F3EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.7Honeydew · ΔE 16.3Light cyan · ΔE 17.2Powder blue · ΔE 17.9Beige · ΔE 19.2Light yellow · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3BDD7
Analogous#BDF3BE, #BDF2F3
Triadic#D9BDF3, #F3D9BD
Split complementary#F3BDF2, #F3BEBD
Tetradic#BEBDF3, #F3BDD7, #F2F3BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8FBF2
Darker −10%#92EBC0
Darker −20%#67E3A7
Darker −30%#3CDB8E
Darker −40%#23C175
More saturated +25%#B3FDD9
Less saturated −25%#C7E9D9

Channel breakdown

R189
G243
B217
Red189 (74.1%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue151.11°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G F3 · B D9

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