Recognised as Colour
#B5EAD5
- #B5EAD5
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#B5EAD5 is a cyan with RGB values 181, 234, 213 and HSL 156°, 56%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#B5EAD5#B5EAD5
HEX#B5EAD5
RGBrgb(181, 234, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.9176, 0.8353
RGB percentages71%, 91.8%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(156.2, 55.8%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.2, 22.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK22.6%, 0%, 9%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,922,133
CSS custom property--colour: #B5EAD5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.69:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#4A152A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EAB5CA
Analogous#B5EABB, #B5E4EA
Triadic#D5B5EA, #EAD5B5
Split complementary#EAB5E4, #EABBB5
Tetradic#BBB5EA, #EAB5CA, #E4EAB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G234
B213
Red181 (71%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue156.23°
Saturation (HSL)55.79%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B5 · G EA · B D5
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