Recognised as Colour
#B5E0D1
- #B5E0D1
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#B5E0D1 is a cyan with RGB values 181, 224, 209 and HSL 159°, 41%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#B5E0D1#B5E0D1
HEX#B5E0D1
RGBrgb(181, 224, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.8784, 0.8196
RGB percentages71%, 87.8%, 82%
HSLhsl(159.1, 41%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.1, 19.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK19.2%, 0%, 6.7%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,919,569
CSS custom property--colour: #B5E0D1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#4A1F2E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E0B5C4
Analogous#B5E0BC, #B5DAE0
Triadic#D1B5E0, #E0D1B5
Split complementary#E0B5DA, #E0BCB5
Tetradic#BCB5E0, #E0B5C4, #DAE0B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G224
B209
Red181 (71%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue159.07°
Saturation (HSL)40.95%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B5 · G E0 · B D1
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