Recognised as Colour
#B6EBD9
- #B6EBD9
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#B6EBD9 is a cyan with RGB values 182, 235, 217 and HSL 160°, 57%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#B6EBD9#B6EBD9
HEX#B6EBD9
RGBrgb(182, 235, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.9216, 0.851
RGB percentages71.4%, 92.2%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(159.6, 57%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.6, 22.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK22.6%, 0%, 7.7%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,987,929
CSS custom property--colour: #B6EBD9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.87:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#491426
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EBB6C8
Analogous#B6EBBE, #B6E3EB
Triadic#D9B6EB, #EBD9B6
Split complementary#EBB6E3, #EBBFB6
Tetradic#BEB6EB, #EBB6C8, #E3EBB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G235
B217
Red182 (71.4%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue159.62°
Saturation (HSL)56.99%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B6 · G EB · B D9
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