Recognised as Colour
#BFEBDF
- #BFEBDF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#BFEBDF is a cyan with RGB values 191, 235, 223 and HSL 164°, 52%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#BFEBDF#BFEBDF
HEX#BFEBDF
RGBrgb(191, 235, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.9216, 0.8745
RGB percentages74.9%, 92.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(163.6, 52.4%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.6, 18.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK18.7%, 0%, 5.1%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,577,759
CSS custom property--colour: #BFEBDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.16:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#401420
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EBBFCB
Analogous#BFEBC9, #BFE1EB
Triadic#DFBFEB, #EBDFBF
Split complementary#EBBFE1, #EBC9BF
Tetradic#C9BFEB, #EBBFCB, #E1EBBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G235
B223
Red191 (74.9%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue163.64°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G EB · B DF
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