Colour

#B4E4E4

#B4E4E4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B4E4E4 is a cyan with RGB values 180, 228, 228 and HSL 180°, 47%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B4E4E4#B4E4E4

HEX#B4E4E4

RGBrgb(180, 228, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.8941, 0.8941

RGB percentages70.6%, 89.4%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(180, 47.1%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 21.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK21.1%, 0%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,855,076

CSS custom property--colour: #B4E4E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.16:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#4B1B1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEDFE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4D8E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A5E7E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 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 text15.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.2 Light blue · ΔE 8.6 Light cyan · ΔE 11.9 Azure · ΔE 16 Gainsboro · ΔE 16.2

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.42, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E4B4B4

Analogous#B4E4CC, #B4CCE4

Triadic#E4B4E4, #E4E4B4

Split complementary#E4B4CC, #E4CCB4

Tetradic#CCB4E4, #E4B4B4, #CCE4B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DAF2F2

Darker −10%#8ED7D7

Darker −20%#69C9C9

Darker −30%#43BCBC

Darker −40%#369696

More saturated +25%#A7F1F1

Less saturated −25%#C1D7D7

Channel breakdown

R180

G228

B228

Red180 (70.6%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)47.06%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR B4 · G E4 · B E4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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