Recognised as Colour

#BFE4DC

#BFE4DC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#BFE4DC is a cyan with RGB values 191, 228, 220 and HSL 167°, 41%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BFE4DC#BFE4DC

HEX#BFE4DC

RGBrgb(191, 228, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8941, 0.8627

RGB percentages74.9%, 89.4%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(167, 40.7%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(167, 16.2%, 89.4%)

CMYK16.2%, 0%, 3.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,575,964

CSS custom property--colour: #BFE4DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.35:1

Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#401B23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1DFDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9DADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B6E5E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8.1 Pale turquoise · ΔE 9 Light cyan · ΔE 11.2 Light blue · ΔE 12.3 Honeydew · ΔE 13.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.6

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E4BFC7

Analogous#BFE4CA, #BFD9E4

Triadic#DCBFE4, #E4DCBF

Split complementary#E4BFD9, #E4CABF

Tetradic#CABFE4, #E4BFC7, #DAE4BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E3F3F0

Darker −10%#9BD5C8

Darker −20%#77C6B5

Darker −30%#53B7A1

Darker −40%#409784

More saturated +25%#B4EFE2

Less saturated −25%#CAD9D6

Channel breakdown

R191

G228

B220

Red191 (74.9%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue167.03°

Saturation (HSL)40.66%

Lightness82.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BF · G E4 · B DC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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