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Recognised as Colour

#B9ECCE

  • #B9ECCE
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B9ECCE is a green with RGB values 185, 236, 206 and HSL 145°, 57%, 83%. 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

#B9ECCE#B9ECCE
HEX#B9ECCE
RGBrgb(185, 236, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9255, 0.8078
RGB percentages72.5%, 92.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(144.7, 57.3%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(144.7, 21.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK21.6%, 0%, 12.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,184,782
CSS custom property--colour: #B9ECCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.95:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#461331

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBE4CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2DED0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B0EBE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.9Honeydew · ΔE 17.7Powder blue · ΔE 19.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.4Beige · ΔE 19.4Light cyan · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 15.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECB9D7
Analogous#BDECB9, #B9ECE8
Triadic#CEB9EC, #ECCEB9
Split complementary#E8B9EC, #ECB9BD
Tetradic#B9BDEC, #ECB9D7, #ECE8B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1F7EA
Darker −10%#91E1B2
Darker −20%#69D696
Darker −30%#41CB7A
Darker −40%#2EAB62
More saturated +25%#AEF7CC
Less saturated −25%#C4E1D0

Channel breakdown

R185
G236
B206
Red185 (72.5%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue144.71°
Saturation (HSL)57.3%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G EC · B CE

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