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Colour

#B5E5CD

  • #B5E5CD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B5E5CD is a cyan with RGB values 181, 229, 205 and HSL 150°, 48%, 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

#B5E5CD#B5E5CD
HEX#B5E5CD
RGBrgb(181, 229, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.898, 0.8039
RGB percentages71%, 89.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(150, 48%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 21%, 89.8%)
CMYK21%, 0%, 10.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,920,845
CSS custom property--colour: #B5E5CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.05:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#4A1A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3DECCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBD8CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#ACE5DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 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 text15.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.4Powder blue · ΔE 15.9Honeydew · ΔE 17.1Light cyan · ΔE 17.9Beige · ΔE 19.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5B5CD
Analogous#B5E5B5, #B5E5E5
Triadic#CDB5E5, #E5CDB5
Split complementary#E5B5E5, #E5B5B5
Tetradic#B5B5E5, #E5B5CD, #E5E5B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBF2E7
Darker −10%#8FD8B3
Darker −20%#6ACA9A
Darker −30%#44BD81
Darker −40%#369867
More saturated +25%#A9F2CD
Less saturated −25%#C2D9CD

Channel breakdown

R181
G229
B205
Red181 (71%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)48%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B5 · G E5 · B CD

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