Recognised as Colour
#B8FFED
- #B8FFED
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#B8FFED is a cyan with RGB values 184, 255, 237 and HSL 165°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#B8FFED#B8FFED
HEX#B8FFED
RGBrgb(184, 255, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 1, 0.9294
RGB percentages72.2%, 100%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(164.8, 100%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.8, 27.8%, 100%)
CMYK27.8%, 0%, 7.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,124,141
CSS custom property--colour: #B8FFED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.87825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.56:1
Contrast with white1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF
Inverted#470012
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FFB8CA
Analogous#B8FFCA, #B8EDFF
Triadic#EDB8FF, #FFEDB8
Split complementary#FFB8ED, #FFCAB8
Tetradic#CAB8FF, #FFB8CA, #EEFFB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G255
B237
Red184 (72.2%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue164.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G FF · B ED
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