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#bde9cd color: Woolly Mint

#bde9cd is rgb(189, 233, 205) in RGB and oklch(89.531% 0.05951 157.063) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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142°
100%

89.5%
0.060
157°
  • Emerald
  • Very light
  • Muted
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Pearl
  • emerald-200
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.34:1Hard to read
Lc -19
Black text
15.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 87

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About #bde9cd

#bde9cd is a pastel very light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 89.5% lightness, 0.06 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.34:1 contrast and black text 15.7:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Woolly Mint (#bde7cf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-200.

More very light emerald colors

Lighter: #bde9cd mixed with white

  1. bde9cd
  2. c4ebd2
  3. caedd7
  4. d1f0dc
  5. d8f2e1
  6. def4e6
  7. e5f6eb
  8. ebf9f0
  9. f2fbf5
  10. f9fdfa

Darker: #bde9cd mixed with black

  1. bde9cd
  2. a4cbb2
  3. 8cad98
  4. 74907e
  5. 5d7466
  6. 475a4e
  7. 334138
  8. 1f2923
  9. 0d130f
  10. 020302

Calmer: #bde9cd with less saturation

  1. bde9cd
  2. c0e8cf
  3. c4e7d0
  4. c7e5d2
  5. cae4d3
  6. cde3d5
  7. d0e2d6
  8. d3e0d8
  9. d6dfd9
  10. d9dedb

Questions about #bde9cd

What color is #bde9cd?

#bde9cd is pastel very light emerald. The closest named color is Woolly Mint. In RGB it is rgb(189, 233, 205), in HSL hsl(141.82, 50%, 82.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(89.531% 0.05951 157.063).

What colors go well with #bde9cd?

The complementary color of #bde9cd is #f7ceeb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d2e4ba and #b0eae3. The triadic partners are #d2daff and #ffd0c1.

Is white or black text more readable on #bde9cd?

Black text reads better on #bde9cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and black gives 15.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bde9cd a warm or cool color?

#bde9cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 89.5% and its chroma 0.06.