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Recognised as Colour

#B9EFEC

  • #B9EFEC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B9EFEC is a cyan with RGB values 185, 239, 236 and HSL 177°, 63%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B9EFEC#B9EFEC
HEX#B9EFEC
RGBrgb(185, 239, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9373, 0.9255
RGB percentages72.5%, 93.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(176.7, 62.8%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.7, 22.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK22.6%, 0%, 1.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,185,580
CSS custom property--colour: #B9EFEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.62:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#461013

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E9ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE1EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#A8F2EEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 3.1Powder blue · ΔE 7Light cyan · ΔE 10.5Light blue · ΔE 12.2Azure · ΔE 15.3Honeydew · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 3.08, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFB9BC
Analogous#B9EFD1, #B9D7EF
Triadic#ECB9EF, #EFECB9
Split complementary#EFB9D7, #EFD1B9
Tetradic#D1B9EF, #EFB9BC, #D7EFB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3F8F7
Darker −10%#8FE6E1
Darker −20%#66DCD5
Darker −30%#3CD3CA
Darker −40%#29B3AB
More saturated +25%#AEFAF6
Less saturated −25%#C4E4E2

Channel breakdown

R185
G239
B236
Red185 (72.5%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue176.67°
Saturation (HSL)62.79%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G EF · B EC

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