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Recognised as Colour

#B9DECC

  • #B9DECC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B9DECC is a cyan with RGB values 185, 222, 204 and HSL 151°, 36%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B9DECC#B9DECC
HEX#B9DECC
RGBrgb(185, 222, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8706, 0.8
RGB percentages72.5%, 87.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(150.8, 35.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150.8, 16.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK16.7%, 0%, 8.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,181,196
CSS custom property--colour: #B9DECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.38:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#462133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCD8CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D4CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B2DED9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.8Powder blue · ΔE 12.9Honeydew · ΔE 15.4Light cyan · ΔE 15.9Light grey · ΔE 16.4Gainsboro · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEB9CB
Analogous#B9DEBA, #B9DEDE
Triadic#CCB9DE, #DECCB9
Split complementary#DEB9DE, #DEBAB9
Tetradic#BAB9DE, #DEB9CB, #DEDEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCEEE5
Darker −10%#96CEB3
Darker −20%#74BD99
Darker −30%#51AD80
Darker −40%#418A66
More saturated +25%#ACEBCC
Less saturated −25%#C6D1CC

Channel breakdown

R185
G222
B204
Red185 (72.5%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue150.81°
Saturation (HSL)35.92%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G DE · B CC

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