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Recognised as Colour

#BDF5DE

  • #BDF5DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BDF5DE is a cyan with RGB values 189, 245, 222 and HSL 155°, 74%, 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

#BDF5DE#BDF5DE
HEX#BDF5DE
RGBrgb(189, 245, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.9608, 0.8706
RGB percentages74.1%, 96.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(155.4, 73.7%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.4, 22.9%, 96.1%)
CMYK22.9%, 0%, 9.4%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,449,246
CSS custom property--colour: #BDF5DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.28:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#420A21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2EDDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8E6DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B1F6EEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.2Honeydew · ΔE 16Light cyan · ΔE 16.1Powder blue · ΔE 16.8Beige · ΔE 19.6Mint cream · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5BDD4
Analogous#BDF5C2, #BDF0F5
Triadic#DEBDF5, #F5DEBD
Split complementary#F5BDF0, #F5C2BD
Tetradic#C2BDF5, #F5BDD4, #F0F5BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9FCF4
Darker −10%#91EEC8
Darker −20%#64E8B2
Darker −30%#38E19C
Darker −40%#1EC882
More saturated +25%#B4FFE0
Less saturated −25%#C7ECDC

Channel breakdown

R189
G245
B222
Red189 (74.1%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue155.36°
Saturation (HSL)73.68%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G F5 · B DE

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