Recognised as Colour
#B2E4DB
- #B2E4DB
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#B2E4DB is a cyan with RGB values 178, 228, 219 and HSL 169°, 48%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#B2E4DB#B2E4DB
HEX#B2E4DB
RGBrgb(178, 228, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8941, 0.8588
RGB percentages69.8%, 89.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(169.2, 48.1%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.2, 21.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK21.9%, 0%, 3.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,723,995
CSS custom property--colour: #B2E4DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.01:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#4D1B24
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E4B2BB
Analogous#B2E4C2, #B2D4E4
Triadic#DBB2E4, #E4DBB2
Split complementary#E4B2D4, #E4C2B2
Tetradic#C2B2E4, #E4B2BB, #D4E4B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G228
B219
Red178 (69.8%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue169.2°
Saturation (HSL)48.08%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B2 · G E4 · B DB
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