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Recognised as Colour

#BFD8C6

  • #BFD8C6
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#BFD8C6 is a green with RGB values 191, 216, 198 and HSL 137°, 24%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#BFD8C6#BFD8C6
HEX#BFD8C6
RGBrgb(191, 216, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8471, 0.7765
RGB percentages74.9%, 84.7%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(136.8, 24.3%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(136.8, 11.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK11.6%, 0%, 8.3%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,572,870
CSS custom property--colour: #BFD8C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.85:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#402739

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8D4C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D1C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BCD7D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 13.2Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7Powder blue · ΔE 14.4Silver · ΔE 14.7Honeydew · ΔE 15.1Beige · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8BFD1
Analogous#C5D8BF, #BFD8D3
Triadic#C6BFD8, #D8C6BF
Split complementary#D3BFD8, #D8BFC5
Tetradic#BFC5D8, #D8BFD1, #D8D3BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFE
Lighter +10%#DFEBE2
Darker −10%#9FC5AA
Darker −20%#80B18E
Darker −30%#609E71
Darker −40%#4D7E5B
More saturated +25%#B2E5C0
Less saturated −25%#CCCCCC

Channel breakdown

R191
G216
B198
Red191 (74.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue136.8°
Saturation (HSL)24.27%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G D8 · B C6

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