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Recognised as Colour

#B9FFED

  • #B9FFED
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B9FFED is a cyan with RGB values 185, 255, 237 and HSL 165°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B9FFED#B9FFED
HEX#B9FFED
RGBrgb(185, 255, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 1, 0.9294
RGB percentages72.5%, 100%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(164.6, 100%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.6, 27.5%, 100%)
CMYK27.5%, 0%, 7.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,189,677
CSS custom property--colour: #B9FFED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.59:1
Contrast with white1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF
Inverted#460012

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAF7ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDEDEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A6FFF9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11Light cyan · ΔE 16.3Powder blue · ΔE 17.3Honeydew · ΔE 18.4Azure · ΔE 21Mint cream · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB9CB
Analogous#B9FFCA, #B9EEFF
Triadic#EDB9FF, #FFEDB9
Split complementary#FFB9EE, #FFCAB9
Tetradic#CAB9FF, #FFB9CB, #EEFFB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECFFFA
Darker −10%#86FFE0
Darker −20%#53FFD3
Darker −30%#20FFC6
Darker −40%#00ECAF
More saturated +25%#B9FFED
Less saturated −25%#C2F6E9

Channel breakdown

R185
G255
B237
Red185 (72.5%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue164.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G FF · B ED

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