Recognised as Colour
#B7E6D8
- #B7E6D8
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#B7E6D8 is a cyan with RGB values 183, 230, 216 and HSL 162°, 48%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#B7E6D8#B7E6D8
HEX#B7E6D8
RGBrgb(183, 230, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.902, 0.8471
RGB percentages71.8%, 90.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(162.1, 48.5%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.1, 20.4%, 90.2%)
CMYK20.4%, 0%, 6.1%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,052,184
CSS custom property--colour: #B7E6D8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.32:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#481927
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E6B7C5
Analogous#B7E6C1, #B7DDE6
Triadic#D8B7E6, #E6D8B7
Split complementary#E6B7DC, #E6C1B7
Tetradic#C1B7E6, #E6B7C5, #DCE6B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G230
B216
Red183 (71.8%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue162.13°
Saturation (HSL)48.45%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B7 · G E6 · B D8
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