Recognised as Colour

#B2DFDF

#B2DFDF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B2DFDF is a cyan with RGB values 178, 223, 223 and HSL 180°, 41%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B2DFDF#B2DFDF

HEX#B2DFDF

RGBrgb(178, 223, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8745, 0.8745

RGB percentages69.8%, 87.5%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(180, 41.3%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 20.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK20.2%, 0%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,722,719

CSS custom property--colour: #B2DFDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.51:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#4D2020

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9DADFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0D4DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A4E2DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.9 Light blue · ΔE 7.8 Light cyan · ΔE 13 Light grey · ΔE 15.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.4

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.24, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DFB2B2

Analogous#B2DFC9, #B2C9DF

Triadic#DFB2DF, #DFDFB2

Split complementary#DFB2C9, #DFC9B2

Tetradic#C9B2DF, #DFB2B2, #C9DFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFDFD

Lighter +10%#D6EEEE

Darker −10%#8ED0D0

Darker −20%#6AC1C1

Darker −30%#49AFAF

Darker −40%#3A8B8B

More saturated +25%#A4EDED

Less saturated −25%#C0D1D1

Channel breakdown

R178

G223

B223

Red178 (69.8%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)41.28%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR B2 · G DF · B DF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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