Recognised as Colour
#BDFDC5
- #BDFDC5
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#BDFDC5 is a green with RGB values 189, 253, 197 and HSL 128°, 94%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#BDFDC5#BDFDC5
HEX#BDFDC5
RGBrgb(189, 253, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.9922, 0.7725
RGB percentages74.1%, 99.2%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(127.5, 94.1%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(127.5, 25.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK25.3%, 0%, 22.1%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,451,269
CSS custom property--colour: #BDFDC5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.85101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.02:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#42023A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FDBDF5
Analogous#D5FDBD, #BDFDE5
Triadic#C5BDFD, #FDC5BD
Split complementary#E5BDFD, #FDBDD5
Tetradic#BDD5FD, #FDBDF5, #FDE5BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G253
B197
Red189 (74.1%)
Green253 (99.2%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue127.5°
Saturation (HSL)94.12%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G FD · B C5
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