Recognised as Colour
#BFDBD5
- #BFDBD5
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Powder blue
#BFDBD5 is a cyan with RGB values 191, 219, 213 and HSL 167°, 28%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.
Colour values
#BFDBD5#BFDBD5
HEX#BFDBD5
RGBrgb(191, 219, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8588, 0.8353
RGB percentages74.9%, 85.9%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(167.1, 28%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.1, 12.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK12.8%, 0%, 2.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,573,653
CSS custom property--colour: #BFDBD5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.31:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#40242A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DBBFC5
Analogous#BFDBC7, #BFD3DB
Triadic#D5BFDB, #DBD5BF
Split complementary#DBBFD3, #DBC7BF
Tetradic#C7BFDB, #DBBFC5, #D3DBBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G219
B213
Red191 (74.9%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue167.14°
Saturation (HSL)28%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G DB · B D5
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