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Recognised as Colour

#B6EFEE

  • #B6EFEE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B6EFEE is a cyan with RGB values 182, 239, 238 and HSL 179°, 64%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B6EFEE#B6EFEE
HEX#B6EFEE
RGBrgb(182, 239, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.9373, 0.9333
RGB percentages71.4%, 93.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(178.9, 64%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.9, 23.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK23.8%, 0%, 0.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,988,974
CSS custom property--colour: #B6EFEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.57:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#491011

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E9EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDE1EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A3F3EEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 1.9Powder blue · ΔE 6.6Light cyan · ΔE 11.1Light blue · ΔE 11.7Azure · ΔE 16Honeydew · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 1.93, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFB6B7
Analogous#B6EFD1, #B6D4EF
Triadic#EEB6EF, #EFEEB6
Split complementary#EFB6D4, #EFD1B6
Tetradic#D1B6EF, #EFB6B7, #D4EFB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0F8F8
Darker −10%#8CE6E4
Darker −20%#62DDDB
Darker −30%#39D3D1
Darker −40%#27B2B0
More saturated +25%#ABFAF9
Less saturated −25%#C1E4E3

Channel breakdown

R182
G239
B238
Red182 (71.4%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue178.95°
Saturation (HSL)64.04%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B6 · G EF · B EE

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