Recognised as Colour
#B2F5DC
- #B2F5DC
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#B2F5DC is a cyan with RGB values 178, 245, 220 and HSL 158°, 77%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#B2F5DC#B2F5DC
HEX#B2F5DC
RGBrgb(178, 245, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.9608, 0.8627
RGB percentages69.8%, 96.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(157.6, 77%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.6, 27.3%, 96.1%)
CMYK27.3%, 0%, 10.2%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,728,348
CSS custom property--colour: #B2F5DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.79937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.99:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#4D0A23
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F5B2CB
Analogous#B2F5BB, #B2ECF5
Triadic#DCB2F5, #F5DCB2
Split complementary#F5B2EC, #F5BBB2
Tetradic#BBB2F5, #F5B2CB, #ECF5B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G245
B220
Red178 (69.8%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue157.61°
Saturation (HSL)77.01%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B2 · G F5 · B DC
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