Recognised as Colour
#B3F1EC
- #B3F1EC
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#B3F1EC is a cyan with RGB values 179, 241, 236 and HSL 175°, 69%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#B3F1EC#B3F1EC
HEX#B3F1EC
RGBrgb(179, 241, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.9451, 0.9255
RGB percentages70.2%, 94.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(175.2, 68.9%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.2, 25.7%, 94.5%)
CMYK25.7%, 0%, 2.1%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,792,876
CSS custom property--colour: #B3F1EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.71:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#4C0E13
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F1B3B8
Analogous#B3F1CD, #B3D7F1
Triadic#ECB3F1, #F1ECB3
Split complementary#F1B3D7, #F1CDB3
Tetradic#CDB3F1, #F1B3B8, #D7F1B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G241
B236
Red179 (70.2%)
Green241 (94.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue175.16°
Saturation (HSL)68.89%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G F1 · B EC
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