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Recognised as Colour

#B8FAE2

  • #B8FAE2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B8FAE2 is a cyan with RGB values 184, 250, 226 and HSL 158°, 87%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B8FAE2#B8FAE2
HEX#B8FAE2
RGBrgb(184, 250, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.9804, 0.8863
RGB percentages72.2%, 98%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(158.2, 86.8%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.2, 26.4%, 98%)
CMYK26.4%, 0%, 9.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,122,850
CSS custom property--colour: #B8FAE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.81:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#47051D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6F1E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAE9E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#A8FBF3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.1Light cyan · ΔE 18.1Honeydew · ΔE 18.5Powder blue · ΔE 18.6Aquamarine · ΔE 20.8Azure · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAB8D0
Analogous#B8FAC1, #B8F1FA
Triadic#E2B8FA, #FAE2B8
Split complementary#FAB8F1, #FAC1B8
Tetradic#C1B8FA, #FAB8D0, #F1FAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8FDF5
Darker −10%#88F7CF
Darker −20%#59F3BB
Darker −30%#29F0A8
Darker −40%#0FD78E
More saturated +25%#B3FFE3
Less saturated −25%#C2F1DF

Channel breakdown

R184
G250
B226
Red184 (72.2%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue158.18°
Saturation (HSL)86.84%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G FA · B E2

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