Recognised as Colour
#B8F4E2
- #B8F4E2
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#B8F4E2 is a cyan with RGB values 184, 244, 226 and HSL 162°, 73%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#B8F4E2#B8F4E2
HEX#B8F4E2
RGBrgb(184, 244, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.9569, 0.8863
RGB percentages72.2%, 95.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(162, 73.2%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162, 24.6%, 95.7%)
CMYK24.6%, 0%, 7.4%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,121,314
CSS custom property--colour: #B8F4E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.80383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.08:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#470B1D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F4B8CA
Analogous#B8F4C4, #B8E8F4
Triadic#E2B8F4, #F4E2B8
Split complementary#F4B8E8, #F4C4B8
Tetradic#C4B8F4, #F4B8CA, #E8F4B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G244
B226
Red184 (72.2%)
Green244 (95.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue162°
Saturation (HSL)73.17%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G F4 · B E2
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