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Recognised as Colour

#BDF4EC

  • #BDF4EC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BDF4EC is a cyan with RGB values 189, 244, 236 and HSL 171°, 71%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BDF4EC#BDF4EC
HEX#BDF4EC
RGBrgb(189, 244, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.9569, 0.9255
RGB percentages74.1%, 95.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(171.3, 71.4%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.3, 22.5%, 95.7%)
CMYK22.5%, 0%, 3.3%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,449,004
CSS custom property--colour: #BDF4EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.32:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#420B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEEEECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4E6EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ADF7F1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.2Powder blue · ΔE 10Light cyan · ΔE 10.7Honeydew · ΔE 14.9Light blue · ΔE 15.2Azure · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 5.16, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4BDC5
Analogous#BDF4D1, #BDE1F4
Triadic#ECBDF4, #F4ECBD
Split complementary#F4BDE1, #F4D1BD
Tetradic#D1BDF4, #F4BDC5, #E1F4BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9FBF9
Darker −10%#91EDDF
Darker −20%#66E5D3
Darker −30%#3ADEC6
Darker −40%#21C4AC
More saturated +25%#B3FEF3
Less saturated −25%#C7EAE5

Channel breakdown

R189
G244
B236
Red189 (74.1%)
Green244 (95.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue171.27°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G F4 · B EC

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