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Recognised as Colour

#BAE0E2

  • #BAE0E2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BAE0E2 is a cyan with RGB values 186, 224, 226 and HSL 183°, 41%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BAE0E2#BAE0E2
HEX#BAE0E2
RGBrgb(186, 224, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8784, 0.8863
RGB percentages72.9%, 87.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(183, 40.8%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183, 17.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK17.7%, 0.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,247,266
CSS custom property--colour: #BAE0E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.85:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#451F1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADCE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D6E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AEE3E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.7Light blue · ΔE 7Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.5Light cyan · ΔE 11.5Gainsboro · ΔE 13Light grey · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.65, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2BCBA
Analogous#BAE2D0, #BACCE2
Triadic#E2BAE0, #E0E2BA
Split complementary#E2BACC, #E2D0BA
Tetradic#D0BAE2, #E2BCBA, #CCE2BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEF0F1
Darker −10%#96D0D3
Darker −20%#72C0C4
Darker −30%#4EB0B5
Darker −40%#3E8E92
More saturated +25%#AEEBEE
Less saturated −25%#C6D5D6

Channel breakdown

R186
G224
B226
Red186 (72.9%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue183°
Saturation (HSL)40.82%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G E0 · B E2

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