Recognised as Colour
#B1DAD4
- #B1DAD4
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Powder blue
#B1DAD4 is a cyan with RGB values 177, 218, 212 and HSL 171°, 36%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.
Colour values
#B1DAD4#B1DAD4
HEX#B1DAD4
RGBrgb(177, 218, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.8549, 0.8314
RGB percentages69.4%, 85.5%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(171.2, 35.7%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.2, 18.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK18.8%, 0%, 2.8%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,655,892
CSS custom property--colour: #B1DAD4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.85:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#4E252B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DAB1B7
Analogous#B1DAC0, #B1CBDA
Triadic#D4B1DA, #DAD4B1
Split complementary#DAB1CB, #DAC0B1
Tetradic#C0B1DA, #DAB1B7, #CBDAB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G218
B212
Red177 (69.4%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue171.22°
Saturation (HSL)35.65%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B1 · G DA · B D4
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