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#BDFEF6 Color

#BDFEF6 is rgb(189, 254, 246) in RGB, hsl(173, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 3%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celeste (#B2FFFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDFEF6
HEX#BDFEF6
RGBrgb(189, 254, 246)
HSLhsl(173, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(173, 26%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 3%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95.1% 0.066 186.7)
LABlab(95.14% -22.23 -3.09)
LCHlch(95.14% 22.45 187.90)

What #BDFEF6 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BDFEF6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 5.35Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 6.66Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 8.81Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 12.12Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 12.18Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 12.29

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#BDFEF6 Channel Values

How #BDFEF6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 254 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 26% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.12:1 vs white · 18.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDFEF6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDFEF6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDFEF6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDFEF6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDFEF6
Complementary
#FEBEC5
Analogous
#BEFED6
Analogous
#BEE5FE
Triadic
#F7BEFE
Triadic
#FEF7BE
Split comp.
#FEBEE5
Split comp.
#FED6BE

Tints & Shades of #BDFEF6

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C8FEF8
#CDFEF8
#D7FEFA
#DCFEFA
#E6FFFC
#EBFFFC

Shades

#81FDEF
#45FCE7
#09FBDF
#03C9B2
#028D7C
#015047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDFEF6.

How #BDFEF6 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BDFEF6
Protanopia#F4F4F6
Protanomaly#E0F8F6
Deuteranopia#EBEBF8
Deuteranomaly#DAF3F7
Tritanopia#BEFDFD
Tritanomaly#BEFDFA
Achromatopsia#F1F1F1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDFEF6 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bdfef6: #BDFEF6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDFEF6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdfef6': '#BDFEF6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.996, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_bdfef6">#BDFEF6</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDFEF6"

More Teal Colors

#BDFEF6 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDFEF6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDFEF6?

#BDFEF6 is a lightest teal — rgb(189, 254, 246) in RGB and hsl(173, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celeste (#B2FFFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.35.

What is the RGB value of #BDFEF6?

#BDFEF6 is rgb(189, 254, 246) — red 189, green 254, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDFEF6?

#BDFEF6 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 3%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDFEF6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDFEF6 scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDFEF6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDFEF6 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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