Colour

#BDF6DF

#BDF6DF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BDF6DF is a cyan with RGB values 189, 246, 223 and HSL 156°, 76%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BDF6DF#BDF6DF

HEX#BDF6DF

RGBrgb(189, 246, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.9647, 0.8745

RGB percentages74.1%, 96.5%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(155.8, 76%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155.8, 23.2%, 96.5%)

CMYK23.2%, 0%, 9.3%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,449,503

CSS custom property--colour: #BDF6DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness227.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.41:1

Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8

Inverted#420920

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F3EEDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9E7E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B0F7EFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 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 text17.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.2 Honeydew · ΔE 16.1 Light cyan · ΔE 16.1 Powder blue · ΔE 17 Beige · ΔE 19.9 Mint cream · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F6BDD4

Analogous#BDF6C3, #BDF1F6

Triadic#DFBDF6, #F6DFBD

Split complementary#F6BDF1, #F6C3BD

Tetradic#C3BDF6, #F6BDD4, #F1F6BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EAFCF5

Darker −10%#90F0C9

Darker −20%#63EAB3

Darker −30%#36E49E

Darker −40%#1CCB84

More saturated +25%#B4FFE1

Less saturated −25%#C6EDDD

Channel breakdown

R189

G246

B223

Red189 (74.1%)

Green246 (96.5%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue155.79°

Saturation (HSL)76%

Lightness85.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BD · G F6 · B DF

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Colour values

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