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Recognised as Colour

#B3E0CF

  • #B3E0CF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B3E0CF is a cyan with RGB values 179, 224, 207 and HSL 157°, 42%, 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 Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B3E0CF#B3E0CF
HEX#B3E0CF
RGBrgb(179, 224, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8784, 0.8118
RGB percentages70.2%, 87.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(157.3, 42.1%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.3, 20.1%, 87.8%)
CMYK20.1%, 0%, 7.6%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,788,495
CSS custom property--colour: #B3E0CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.48:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#4C1F30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D4D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A9E1DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 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 text14.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11Powder blue · ΔE 12.2Light cyan · ΔE 16.1Honeydew · ΔE 16.7Light blue · ΔE 16.7Light grey · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0B3C4
Analogous#B3E0B9, #B3DAE0
Triadic#CFB3E0, #E0CFB3
Split complementary#E0B3DA, #E0B9B3
Tetradic#B9B3E0, #E0B3C4, #DAE0B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFEFD
Lighter +10%#D7EFE6
Darker −10%#8FD1B8
Darker −20%#6BC2A1
Darker −30%#48B28A
Darker −40%#3A8D6E
More saturated +25%#A6EDD2
Less saturated −25%#C0D3CC

Channel breakdown

R179
G224
B207
Red179 (70.2%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue157.33°
Saturation (HSL)42.06%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G E0 · B CF

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