Recognised as Colour
#B7EDE2
- #B7EDE2
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#B7EDE2 is a cyan with RGB values 183, 237, 226 and HSL 168°, 60%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#B7EDE2#B7EDE2
HEX#B7EDE2
RGBrgb(183, 237, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.9294, 0.8863
RGB percentages71.8%, 92.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(167.8, 60%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.8, 22.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK22.8%, 0%, 4.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,053,986
CSS custom property--colour: #B7EDE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.23:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#48121D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EDB7C2
Analogous#B7EDC7, #B7DDED
Triadic#E2B7ED, #EDE2B7
Split complementary#EDB7DD, #EDC7B7
Tetradic#C7B7ED, #EDB7C2, #DDEDB7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G237
B226
Red183 (71.8%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue167.78°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B7 · G ED · B E2
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