Recognised as Colour

#B6E4E4

#B6E4E4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B6E4E4 is a cyan with RGB values 182, 228, 228 and HSL 180°, 46%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B6E4E4#B6E4E4

HEX#B6E4E4

RGBrgb(182, 228, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8941, 0.8941

RGB percentages71.4%, 89.4%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(180, 46%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 20.2%, 89.4%)

CMYK20.2%, 0%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,986,148

CSS custom property--colour: #B6E4E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.21:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#491B1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEDFE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5D8E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A8E7E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.7 Light blue · ΔE 8.5 Light cyan · ΔE 11.5 Azure · ΔE 15.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.5

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.47, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E4B6B6

Analogous#B6E4CD, #B6CDE4

Triadic#E4B6E4, #E4E4B6

Split complementary#E4B6CD, #E4CDB6

Tetradic#CDB6E4, #E4B6B6, #CDE4B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DBF2F2

Darker −10%#91D6D6

Darker −20%#6CC8C8

Darker −30%#46BBBB

Darker −40%#389696

More saturated +25%#AAF1F1

Less saturated −25%#C3D8D8

Channel breakdown

R182

G228

B228

Red182 (71.4%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)46%

Lightness80.39%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR B6 · G E4 · B E4

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