#BDF0F0

A very light, moderate cyan closely aligning with Paleturquoise.

About #BDF0F0

The hex code #BDF0F0 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. Designers often compare it to the standard color Paleturquoise. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 240 green, and 240 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 21% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 180.0° hue, 63.0% saturation, and 84.1% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BDF0F0
RGB189, 240, 240
HSL180.0°, 63.0%, 84.1%
CMYK21%, 0%, 0%, 6%
HSV180.0°, 21.2%, 94.1%
LAB91.4, -16.1, -5.3
XYZ67.9, 79.4, 94.2
Decimal12447984

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.24:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.89:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.19:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
14.36:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BDF0F0; }
.text-color { color: #BDF0F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BDF0F0; }

Similar Colors

Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE