Recognised as Colour
#B4E5D4
- #B4E5D4
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#B4E5D4 is a cyan with RGB values 180, 229, 212 and HSL 159°, 49%, 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
#B4E5D4#B4E5D4
HEX#B4E5D4
RGBrgb(180, 229, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.898, 0.8314
RGB percentages70.6%, 89.8%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(159.2, 48.5%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.2, 21.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK21.4%, 0%, 7.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,855,316
CSS custom property--colour: #B4E5D4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.1:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#4B1A2B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E5B4C5
Analogous#B4E5BB, #B4DEE5
Triadic#D4B4E5, #E5D4B4
Split complementary#E5B4DE, #E5BBB4
Tetradic#BBB4E5, #E5B4C5, #DEE5B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G229
B212
Red180 (70.6%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue159.18°
Saturation (HSL)48.51%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B4 · G E5 · B D4
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