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Recognised as Colour

#B8DECC

  • #B8DECC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B8DECC is a cyan with RGB values 184, 222, 204 and HSL 152°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B8DECC#B8DECC
HEX#B8DECC
RGBrgb(184, 222, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8706, 0.8
RGB percentages72.2%, 87.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(151.6, 36.5%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151.6, 17.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK17.1%, 0%, 8.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,115,660
CSS custom property--colour: #B8DECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.36:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#472133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCD8CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D3CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B1DED9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.6Powder blue · ΔE 12.9Honeydew · ΔE 15.6Light cyan · ΔE 16Light grey · ΔE 16.6Gainsboro · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEB8CA
Analogous#B8DEB9, #B8DDDE
Triadic#CCB8DE, #DECCB8
Split complementary#DEB8DD, #DEB9B8
Tetradic#B9B8DE, #DEB8CA, #DDDEB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFE
Lighter +10%#DBEEE5
Darker −10%#95CEB3
Darker −20%#72BE9A
Darker −30%#50AD81
Darker −40%#408A67
More saturated +25%#ABEBCD
Less saturated −25%#C5D1CB

Channel breakdown

R184
G222
B204
Red184 (72.2%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue151.58°
Saturation (HSL)36.54%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G DE · B CC

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