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#BDFFE3 Color

#BDFFE3 is rgb(189, 255, 227) in RGB, hsl(155, 100%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 11%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDFFE3
HEX#BDFFE3
RGBrgb(189, 255, 227)
HSLhsl(155, 100%, 87%)
HSVhsv(155, 26%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 11%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.8% 0.076 166.7)
LABlab(95.02% -25.57 6.45)
LCHlch(95.02% 26.37 165.85)

What #BDFFE3 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 #BDFFE3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BDFFE3 Channel Values

How #BDFFE3 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 255 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 100% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 26% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.13:1 vs white · 18.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDFFE3 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 text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDFFE3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDFFE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDFFE3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BDFFE3

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDFFE3.

How #BDFFE3 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#BDFFE3
Protanopia#F5F5E3
Protanomaly#E1F9E3
Deuteranopia#ECECE5
Deuteranomaly#DBF4E4
Tritanopia#C2FCFC
Tritanomaly#C0FDF2
Achromatopsia#F1F1F1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDFFE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bdffe3: #BDFFE3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDFFE3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdffe3': '#BDFFE3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 1.000, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_bdffe3">#BDFFE3</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDFFE3"

More Green Colors

#BDFFE3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDFFE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDFFE3?

#BDFFE3 is a lightest green — rgb(189, 255, 227) in RGB and hsl(155, 100%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #BDFFE3?

#BDFFE3 is rgb(189, 255, 227) — red 189, green 255, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDFFE3?

#BDFFE3 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 11%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDFFE3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDFFE3 scores 1.13:1 against white and 18.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDFFE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDFFE3 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 15.06, which is visibly different.

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