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Recognised as Colour

#B3FDE6

  • #B3FDE6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B3FDE6 is a cyan with RGB values 179, 253, 230 and HSL 161°, 95%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B3FDE6#B3FDE6
HEX#B3FDE6
RGBrgb(179, 253, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.9922, 0.902
RGB percentages70.2%, 99.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(161.4, 94.9%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.4, 29.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK29.2%, 0%, 9.1%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,795,942
CSS custom property--colour: #B3FDE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.11:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#4C0219

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#F8F4E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBEAE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A0FFF6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#FDB3CA
Analogous#B3FDC1, #B3EFFD
Triadic#E6B3FD, #FDE6B3
Split complementary#FDB3EF, #FDC1B3
Tetradic#C1B3FD, #FDB3CA, #EFFDB3

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5FEF6
Darker −10%#81FCD6
Darker −20%#50FAC5
Darker −30%#1EF9B5
Darker −40%#06DE9B
More saturated +25%#B1FFE7
Less saturated −25%#BDF3E2

Channel breakdown

R179
G253
B230
Red179 (70.2%)
Green253 (99.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue161.35°
Saturation (HSL)94.87%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G FD · B E6

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