Colour

#B3E4CC

#B3E4CC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B3E4CC is a cyan with RGB values 179, 228, 204 and HSL 151°, 48%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B3E4CC#B3E4CC

HEX#B3E4CC

RGBrgb(179, 228, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8941, 0.8

RGB percentages70.2%, 89.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(150.6, 47.6%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(150.6, 21.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK21.5%, 0%, 10.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,789,516

CSS custom property--colour: #B3E4CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.89:1

Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#4C1B33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2DDCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9D7CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A9E4DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.4 Powder blue · ΔE 15.9 Honeydew · ΔE 17.6 Light cyan · ΔE 18.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.9 Beige · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E4B3CB

Analogous#B3E4B4, #B3E3E4

Triadic#CCB3E4, #E4CCB3

Split complementary#E4B3E3, #E4B4B3

Tetradic#B4B3E4, #E4B3CB, #E3E4B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFFFF

Lighter +10%#D9F1E5

Darker −10%#8DD7B3

Darker −20%#68C999

Darker −30%#43BB80

Darker −40%#359666

More saturated +25%#A6F1CC

Less saturated −25%#C0D7CC

Channel breakdown

R179

G228

B204

Red179 (70.2%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue150.61°

Saturation (HSL)47.57%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B3 · G E4 · B CC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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