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Recognised as Colour

#B2D6C4

  • #B2D6C4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B2D6C4 is a cyan with RGB values 178, 214, 196 and HSL 150°, 31%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B2D6C4#B2D6C4
HEX#B2D6C4
RGBrgb(178, 214, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8392, 0.7686
RGB percentages69.8%, 83.9%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(150, 30.5%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 16.8%, 83.9%)
CMYK16.8%, 0%, 8.4%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,720,388
CSS custom property--colour: #B2D6C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.31:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#4D293B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D1C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CECCC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ABD6D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.2Light grey · ΔE 16.3Silver · ΔE 16.9Gainsboro · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6B2C4
Analogous#B2D6B2, #B2D6D6
Triadic#C4B2D6, #D6C4B2
Split complementary#D6B2D6, #D6B2B2
Tetradic#B2B2D6, #D6B2C4, #D6D6B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F9F7
Lighter +10%#D3E8DE
Darker −10%#91C4AB
Darker −20%#6FB391
Darker −30%#539C77
Darker −40%#417B5E
More saturated +25%#A3E5C4
Less saturated −25%#C1C7C4

Channel breakdown

R178
G214
B196
Red178 (69.8%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)30.51%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B2 · G D6 · B C4

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