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Recognised as Colour

#B9EBE2

  • #B9EBE2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B9EBE2 is a cyan with RGB values 185, 235, 226 and HSL 169°, 56%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B9EBE2#B9EBE2
HEX#B9EBE2
RGBrgb(185, 235, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9216, 0.8863
RGB percentages72.5%, 92.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(169.2, 55.6%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.2, 21.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK21.3%, 0%, 3.8%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,184,546
CSS custom property--colour: #B9EBE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.04:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#46141D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6E5E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDDEE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ABEDE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.8Powder blue · ΔE 8.7Light cyan · ΔE 11.7Light blue · ΔE 13.8Honeydew · ΔE 15.1Azure · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB9C2
Analogous#B9EBC9, #B9DBEB
Triadic#E2B9EB, #EBE2B9
Split complementary#EBB9DB, #EBC9B9
Tetradic#C9B9EB, #EBB9C2, #DBEBB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1F6F2
Darker −10%#91E0D2
Darker −20%#6AD4C1
Darker −30%#42C9B1
Darker −40%#30A892
More saturated +25%#AEF6E9
Less saturated −25%#C4E0DB

Channel breakdown

R185
G235
B226
Red185 (72.5%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue169.2°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G EB · B E2

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