HEX Color #BDE2CC (Paleturquoise)

About #BDE2CC

At its core, #BDE2CC is a very light and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Paleturquoise. Its digital footprint relies on 189 parts red, 226 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 16% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BDE2CC

RGB189, 226, 204

HSL144.3°, 38.9%, 81.4%

CMYK16%, 0%, 10%, 11%

HSV144.3°, 16.4%, 88.6%

LAB86.8, -16.3, 6.7

XYZ59.1, 69.6, 67.4

Decimal12444364

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BDE2CC #E2BDD2

Analogous

#C0E2BD #BDE2DE

Triadic

#CCBDE2 #E2CCBD

Tetradic

#BDC0E2 #E2BDD2 #E2DEBD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BDE2CC

#C4E5D1

#CBE8D7

#D3EBDD

#DAEEE2

#E1F2E8

#E9F5EE

#F0F8F3

#F7FBF9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BDE2CC

#A8C8B5

#93AF9E

#7E9688

#697D71

#54645A

#3F4B44

#2A322D

#151916

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.41:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

14.91:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.35:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.68:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BDE2CC; }

.text-color { color: #BDE2CC; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BDE2CC; }

Similar Colors

Paleturquoise

#AFEEEE