#BDFDEE

A color in the Cyan, Emerald family

#bdfdee is a color in the Cyan, Emerald family: RGB(189, 253, 238), HSL(166°, 94%, 87%), CMYK(25%, 0%, 6%, 1%). Closest named color: paleturquoise. Contrast is 1.14:1 on white and 18.45:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#bdfdee
RGBrgb(189 253 238)
RGB (legacy)rgb(189, 253, 238)
RGB %rgb(74% 99% 93%)
HSLhsl(166 94% 87%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166, 25%, 99%)
HWBhwb(166 74% 1%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 6%, 1%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(94.7 -23.04 0.37)
LCHlch(94.7 23.04 179.07)
OKLaboklab(0.947 -0.0671 0.0015)
OKLCHoklch(0.947 0.0671 178.71)
Decimal12451310

Properties

Color ToneCyan, Emerald
Closest named colorpaleturquoise ΔE 4.5
Closest web-safe color#ccffff
Hue166°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)94% / 25%
Lightness (HSL)87%
Brightness or Value (HSV)99%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)91% / 93%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.8724
Red / Green / Blue189 / 253 / 238

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.14:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
18.45:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 0 / -98.2 · As background with white / black text: Lc -7.4 / 97.3

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #bdfdee;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(94.7% 0.0671 178.71);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(189 253 238 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#bdfdee] text-[#bdfdee] border-[#bdfdee]">