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Recognised as Colour

#BAEFEC

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

#BAEFEC is a cyan with RGB values 186, 239, 236 and HSL 177°, 62%, 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

#BAEFEC#BAEFEC
HEX#BAEFEC
RGBrgb(186, 239, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.9373, 0.9255
RGB percentages72.9%, 93.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(176.6, 62.4%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.6, 22.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK22.2%, 0%, 1.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,251,116
CSS custom property--colour: #BAEFEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.65:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#451013

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9E9ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE2EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AAF2EEno 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 text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 3.3Powder blue · ΔE 7Light cyan · ΔE 10.2Light blue · ΔE 12.1Azure · ΔE 15.1Honeydew · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 3.35, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFBABD
Analogous#BAEFD1, #BAD7EF
Triadic#ECBAEF, #EFECBA
Split complementary#EFBAD8, #EFD1BA
Tetradic#D1BAEF, #EFBABD, #D8EFBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3F9F7
Darker −10%#91E5E1
Darker −20%#67DCD5
Darker −30%#3ED2CA
Darker −40%#2AB3AC
More saturated +25%#AFFAF5
Less saturated −25%#C5E4E3

Channel breakdown

R186
G239
B236
Red186 (72.9%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue176.6°
Saturation (HSL)62.35%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BA · G EF · B EC

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