Recognised as Colour
#BFDFC9
- #BFDFC9
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Honeydew
#BFDFC9 is a green with RGB values 191, 223, 201 and HSL 139°, 33%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Honeydew.
Colour values
#BFDFC9#BFDFC9
HEX#BFDFC9
RGBrgb(191, 223, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8745, 0.7882
RGB percentages74.9%, 87.5%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(138.8, 33.3%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.8, 14.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK14.3%, 0%, 9.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,574,665
CSS custom property--colour: #BFDFC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.61:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#402036
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DFBFD5
Analogous#C5DFBF, #BFDFD9
Triadic#C9BFDF, #DFC9BF
Split complementary#D9BFDF, #DFBFC5
Tetradic#BFC5DF, #DFBFD5, #DFD9BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G223
B201
Red191 (74.9%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue138.75°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G DF · B C9
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