Recognised as Colour
#B1E2CA
- #B1E2CA
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#B1E2CA is a cyan with RGB values 177, 226, 202 and HSL 151°, 46%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#B1E2CA#B1E2CA
HEX#B1E2CA
RGBrgb(177, 226, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.8863, 0.7922
RGB percentages69.4%, 88.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(150.6, 45.8%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150.6, 21.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK21.7%, 0%, 10.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,657,930
CSS custom property--colour: #B1E2CA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.6:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#4E1D35
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E2B1C9
Analogous#B1E2B1, #B1E2E2
Triadic#CAB1E2, #E2CAB1
Split complementary#E2B1E2, #E2B1B1
Tetradic#B1B1E2, #E2B1C9, #E2E2B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G226
B202
Red177 (69.4%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue150.61°
Saturation (HSL)45.79%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B1 · G E2 · B CA
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