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Recognised as Colour

#B8EECD

  • #B8EECD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B8EECD is a green with RGB values 184, 238, 205 and HSL 143°, 61%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B8EECD#B8EECD
HEX#B8EECD
RGBrgb(184, 238, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.9333, 0.8039
RGB percentages72.2%, 93.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(143.3, 61.4%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(143.3, 22.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK22.7%, 0%, 13.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,119,757
CSS custom property--colour: #B8EECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.15:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#471132

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#EDE6CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4DFCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AFEDE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#EEB8D9
Analogous#BEEEB8, #B8EEE8
Triadic#CDB8EE, #EECDB8
Split complementary#E8B8EE, #EEB8BE
Tetradic#B8BEEE, #EEB8D9, #EEE8B8

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1F8EA
Darker −10%#8FE4B0
Darker −20%#66DA93
Darker −30%#3DD076
Darker −40%#2AB05E
More saturated +25%#ADF9CB
Less saturated −25%#C3E3CF

Channel breakdown

R184
G238
B205
Red184 (72.2%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue143.33°
Saturation (HSL)61.36%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G EE · B CD

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