Recognised as Colour
#B6DFD7
- #B6DFD7
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Powder blue
#B6DFD7 is a cyan with RGB values 182, 223, 215 and HSL 168°, 39%, 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 Powder blue.
Colour values
#B6DFD7#B6DFD7
HEX#B6DFD7
RGBrgb(182, 223, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8745, 0.8431
RGB percentages71.4%, 87.5%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(168.3, 39%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.3, 18.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK18.4%, 0%, 3.6%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,984,855
CSS custom property--colour: #B6DFD7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.53:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#492028
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DFB6BE
Analogous#B6DFC3, #B6D3DF
Triadic#D7B6DF, #DFD7B6
Split complementary#DFB6D3, #DFC3B6
Tetradic#C3B6DF, #DFB6BE, #D3DFB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G223
B215
Red182 (71.4%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue168.29°
Saturation (HSL)39.05%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B6 · G DF · B D7
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