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Recognised as Colour

#B8E5D4

  • #B8E5D4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B8E5D4 is a cyan with RGB values 184, 229, 212 and HSL 157°, 46%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B8E5D4#B8E5D4
HEX#B8E5D4
RGBrgb(184, 229, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.898, 0.8314
RGB percentages72.2%, 89.8%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(157.3, 46.4%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.3, 19.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK19.7%, 0%, 7.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,117,460
CSS custom property--colour: #B8E5D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.2:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#471A2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2DFD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAD9D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AEE6E0no 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 text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.4Powder blue · ΔE 12.2Light cyan · ΔE 14.8Honeydew · ΔE 15.3Light blue · ΔE 16.9Azure · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5B8C9
Analogous#B8E5BE, #B8E0E5
Triadic#D4B8E5, #E5D4B8
Split complementary#E5B8E0, #E5BEB8
Tetradic#BEB8E5, #E5B8C9, #DFE5B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDF3EB
Darker −10%#93D7BD
Darker −20%#6DCAA7
Darker −30%#48BC90
Darker −40%#389974
More saturated +25%#ACF1D7
Less saturated −25%#C4D9D1

Channel breakdown

R184
G229
B212
Red184 (72.2%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue157.33°
Saturation (HSL)46.39%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G E5 · B D4

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