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Recognised as Colour

#B9F9E5

  • #B9F9E5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B9F9E5 is a cyan with RGB values 185, 249, 229 and HSL 161°, 84%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B9F9E5#B9F9E5
HEX#B9F9E5
RGBrgb(185, 249, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9765, 0.898
RGB percentages72.5%, 97.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(161.3, 84.2%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.3, 25.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK25.7%, 0%, 8%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,188,133
CSS custom property--colour: #B9F9E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.74:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#46061A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5F1E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9E8E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A9FAF3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11Light cyan · ΔE 16.1Powder blue · ΔE 16.6Honeydew · ΔE 17.4Azure · ΔE 20.5Mint cream · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9B9CD
Analogous#B9F9C5, #B9EDF9
Triadic#E5B9F9, #F9E5B9
Split complementary#F9B9ED, #F9C5B9
Tetradic#C5B9F9, #F9B9CD, #EDF9B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8FDF6
Darker −10%#8AF5D4
Darker −20%#5BF1C2
Darker −30%#2CEDB1
Darker −40%#12D497
More saturated +25%#B3FFE7
Less saturated −25%#C3EFE1

Channel breakdown

R185
G249
B229
Red185 (72.5%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue161.25°
Saturation (HSL)84.21%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G F9 · B E5

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