Recognised as Colour

#B5FCE3

#B5FCE3
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B5FCE3 is a cyan with RGB values 181, 252, 227 and HSL 159°, 92%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B5FCE3#B5FCE3

HEX#B5FCE3

RGBrgb(181, 252, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.9882, 0.8902

RGB percentages71%, 98.8%, 89%

HSLhsl(158.9, 92.2%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(158.9, 28.2%, 98.8%)

CMYK28.2%, 0%, 9.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,926,755

CSS custom property--colour: #B5FCE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness230.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18:1

Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB

Inverted#4A031C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8F3E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBEAE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A3FDF4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.1 Aquamarine · ΔE 19.2 Light cyan · ΔE 19.4 Powder blue · ΔE 19.9 Honeydew · ΔE 20 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FCB5CE

Analogous#B5FCBF, #B5F2FC

Triadic#E3B5FC, #FCE3B5

Split complementary#FCB5F2, #FCBFB5

Tetradic#BFB5FC, #FCB5CE, #F2FCB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E6FEF6

Darker −10%#84FAD0

Darker −20%#53F8BE

Darker −30%#22F6AB

Darker −40%#09DC92

More saturated +25%#B2FFE4

Less saturated −25%#BFF2E0

Channel breakdown

R181

G252

B227

Red181 (71%)

Green252 (98.8%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue158.87°

Saturation (HSL)92.21%

Lightness84.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B5 · G FC · B E3

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B5FCe3 (chemical formula)

Formula
493.408 g/mol
9 atoms

B5FCe3 has a molar mass of 493.408 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 5 × B, 1 × F, 3 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass493.408 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.1932326 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2205195 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B11%

F3.9%

Ce85.2%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 10.954%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 3.85%

Cerium (Ce × 3)420.36 g/mol, 85.195%

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