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Recognised as Colour

#B6FAEF

  • #B6FAEF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B6FAEF is a cyan with RGB values 182, 250, 239 and HSL 170°, 87%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B6FAEF#B6FAEF
HEX#B6FAEF
RGBrgb(182, 250, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.9804, 0.9373
RGB percentages71.4%, 98%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(170.3, 87.2%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.3, 27.2%, 98%)
CMYK27.2%, 0%, 4.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,991,791
CSS custom property--colour: #B6FAEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.91:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#490510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4F2EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7E9F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#A2FDF6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 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 text17.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.1Powder blue · ΔE 13.6Light cyan · ΔE 14.1Honeydew · ΔE 17.9Light blue · ΔE 18.7Azure · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 7.08, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAB6C1
Analogous#B6FACD, #B6E3FA
Triadic#EFB6FA, #FAEFB6
Split complementary#FAB6E3, #FACDB6
Tetradic#CDB6FA, #FAB6C1, #E3FAB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6FDF9
Darker −10%#86F7E5
Darker −20%#57F3DA
Darker −30%#27F0D0
Darker −40%#0FD5B5
More saturated +25%#B1FFF2
Less saturated −25%#C0F0E8

Channel breakdown

R182
G250
B239
Red182 (71.4%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue170.29°
Saturation (HSL)87.18%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B6 · G FA · B EF

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