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Colour

#B9E6DD

  • #B9E6DD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B9E6DD is a cyan with RGB values 185, 230, 221 and HSL 168°, 47%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B9E6DD#B9E6DD
HEX#B9E6DD
RGBrgb(185, 230, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.902, 0.8667
RGB percentages72.5%, 90.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(168, 47.4%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168, 19.6%, 90.2%)
CMYK19.6%, 0%, 3.9%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,183,261
CSS custom property--colour: #B9E6DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.43:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#461922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E1DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DADEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#ADE8E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.2Powder blue · ΔE 8.1Light cyan · ΔE 12.1Light blue · ΔE 13Honeydew · ΔE 14.9Azure · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 7.15, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6B9C2
Analogous#B9E6C6, #B9D9E6
Triadic#DDB9E6, #E6DDB9
Split complementary#E6B9D9, #E6C7B9
Tetradic#C6B9E6, #E6B9C2, #D9E6B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFF3EF
Darker −10%#93D9CB
Darker −20%#6ECBB8
Darker −30%#48BEA6
Darker −40%#389B87
More saturated +25%#ADF2E4
Less saturated −25%#C5DAD6

Channel breakdown

R185
G230
B221
Red185 (72.5%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue168°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G E6 · B DD

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