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Recognised as Colour

#B1ECEC

  • #B1ECEC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B1ECEC is a cyan with RGB values 177, 236, 236 and HSL 180°, 61%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B1ECEC#B1ECEC
HEX#B1ECEC
RGBrgb(177, 236, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.9255, 0.9255
RGB percentages69.4%, 92.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(180, 60.8%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 25%, 92.5%)
CMYK25%, 0%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,660,524
CSS custom property--colour: #B1ECEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.08:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#4E1313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E6ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DEEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9DF0ECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 1.3Powder blue · ΔE 5.9Light blue · ΔE 11Light cyan · ΔE 12.2Azure · ΔE 17.1Honeydew · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 1.27, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECB1B1
Analogous#B1ECCF, #B1CFEC
Triadic#ECB1EC, #ECECB1
Split complementary#ECB1CF, #ECCFB1
Tetradic#CFB1EC, #ECB1B1, #CFECB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAF6F6
Darker −10%#88E2E2
Darker −20%#5FD8D8
Darker −30%#36CECE
Darker −40%#29A8A8
More saturated +25%#A5F8F8
Less saturated −25%#BDE0E0

Channel breakdown

R177
G236
B236
Red177 (69.4%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)60.82%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR B1 · G EC · B EC

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