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Colour

#B2E5E5

  • #B2E5E5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B2E5E5 is a cyan with RGB values 178, 229, 229 and HSL 180°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B2E5E5#B2E5E5
HEX#B2E5E5
RGBrgb(178, 229, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.898, 0.898
RGB percentages69.8%, 89.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(180, 49.5%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 22.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK22.3%, 0%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,724,261
CSS custom property--colour: #B2E5E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.23:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#4D1A1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEE0E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D8E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A1E8E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.3Light blue · ΔE 9Light cyan · ΔE 12.2Azure · ΔE 16.5Gainsboro · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.7, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5B2B2
Analogous#B2E5CC, #B2CCE5
Triadic#E5B2E5, #E5E5B2
Split complementary#E5B2CC, #E5CCB2
Tetradic#CCB2E5, #E5B2B2, #CCE5B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8F2F2
Darker −10%#8CD8D8
Darker −20%#66CBCB
Darker −30%#40BEBE
Darker −40%#339898
More saturated +25%#A5F2F2
Less saturated −25%#BFD8D8

Channel breakdown

R178
G229
B229
Red178 (69.8%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)49.51%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR B2 · G E5 · B E5

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