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Recognised as Colour

#BAEDE6

  • #BAEDE6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BAEDE6 is a cyan with RGB values 186, 237, 230 and HSL 172°, 59%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BAEDE6#BAEDE6
HEX#BAEDE6
RGBrgb(186, 237, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.9294, 0.902
RGB percentages72.9%, 92.9%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(171.8, 58.6%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.8, 21.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK21.5%, 0%, 3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,250,598
CSS custom property--colour: #BAEDE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.34:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#451219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E7E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE0E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ACEFEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.9Powder blue · ΔE 8.1Light cyan · ΔE 11Light blue · ΔE 13.3Honeydew · ΔE 15.1Azure · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 4.88, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDBAC1
Analogous#BAEDCC, #BADBED
Triadic#E6BAED, #EDE6BA
Split complementary#EDBADB, #EDCCBA
Tetradic#CCBAED, #EDBAC1, #DBEDBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2F8F5
Darker −10%#92E2D7
Darker −20%#69D8C9
Darker −30%#41CDBA
Darker −40%#2DAE9C
More saturated +25%#AFF8EE
Less saturated −25%#C5E2DE

Channel breakdown

R186
G237
B230
Red186 (72.9%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue171.76°
Saturation (HSL)58.62%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G ED · B E6

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