Colour
#B4ECE3
- #B4ECE3
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#B4ECE3 is a cyan with RGB values 180, 236, 227 and HSL 170°, 60%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#B4ECE3#B4ECE3
HEX#B4ECE3
RGBrgb(180, 236, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.9255, 0.8902
RGB percentages70.6%, 92.5%, 89%
HSLhsl(170.4, 59.6%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.4, 23.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK23.7%, 0%, 3.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,857,123
CSS custom property--colour: #B4ECE3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.05:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#4B131C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ECB4BD
Analogous#B4ECC7, #B4D9EC
Triadic#E3B4EC, #ECE3B4
Split complementary#ECB4D9, #ECC7B4
Tetradic#C7B4EC, #ECB4BD, #D9ECB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G236
B227
Red180 (70.6%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue170.36°
Saturation (HSL)59.57%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B4 · G EC · B E3
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