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Recognised as Colour

#B3E6CC

  • #B3E6CC
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B3E6CC is a green with RGB values 179, 230, 204 and HSL 149°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B3E6CC#B3E6CC
HEX#B3E6CC
RGBrgb(179, 230, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.902, 0.8
RGB percentages70.2%, 90.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(149.4, 50.5%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(149.4, 22.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK22.2%, 0%, 11.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,790,028
CSS custom property--colour: #B3E6CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.11:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#4C1933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4DECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBD8CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A9E6DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.1Powder blue · ΔE 17.1Honeydew · ΔE 18.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.7Light cyan · ΔE 19Beige · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6B3CD
Analogous#B3E6B3, #B3E6E6
Triadic#CCB3E6, #E6CCB3
Split complementary#E6B3E6, #E6B3B3
Tetradic#B3B3E6, #E6B3CD, #E6E6B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9F3E6
Darker −10%#8DD9B2
Darker −20%#66CD98
Darker −30%#40C07F
Darker −40%#339A65
More saturated +25%#A6F3CC
Less saturated −25%#C0D9CC

Channel breakdown

R179
G230
B204
Red179 (70.2%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue149.41°
Saturation (HSL)50.5%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G E6 · B CC

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