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Recognised as Colour

#BFDCD0

  • #BFDCD0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BFDCD0 is a cyan with RGB values 191, 220, 208 and HSL 155°, 29%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BFDCD0#BFDCD0
HEX#BFDCD0
RGBrgb(191, 220, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8627, 0.8157
RGB percentages74.9%, 86.3%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(155.2, 29.3%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.2, 13.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK13.2%, 0%, 5.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,573,904
CSS custom property--colour: #BFDCD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.36:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#40232F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAD8CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D4D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B9DCD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.9Light grey · ΔE 12.2Gainsboro · ΔE 12.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.8Light cyan · ΔE 14Honeydew · ΔE 14.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCBFCB
Analogous#BFDCC2, #BFDADC
Triadic#D0BFDC, #DCD0BF
Split complementary#DCBFDA, #DCC2BF
Tetradic#C2BFDC, #DCBFCB, #DADCBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0EEE8
Darker −10%#9ECAB8
Darker −20%#7DB8A0
Darker −30%#5CA687
Darker −40%#49866D
More saturated +25%#B3E8D2
Less saturated −25%#CBD0CE

Channel breakdown

R191
G220
B208
Red191 (74.9%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue155.17°
Saturation (HSL)29.29%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G DC · B D0

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