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Recognised as Colour

#BBE3E2

  • #BBE3E2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BBE3E2 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 227, 226 and HSL 179°, 42%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BBE3E2#BBE3E2
HEX#BBE3E2
RGBrgb(187, 227, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8902, 0.8863
RGB percentages73.3%, 89%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(178.5, 41.7%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.5, 17.6%, 89%)
CMYK17.6%, 0%, 0.4%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,313,570
CSS custom property--colour: #BBE3E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.2:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#441C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDFE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D9E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AFE6E3no 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 text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.4Light blue · ΔE 8.8Light cyan · ΔE 10.9Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7Light grey · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.49, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3BBBC
Analogous#BBE3CE, #BBD0E3
Triadic#E2BBE3, #E3E2BB
Split complementary#E3BBD0, #E3CEBB
Tetradic#CEBBE3, #E3BBBC, #D0E3BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFF2F1
Darker −10%#97D4D3
Darker −20%#73C5C3
Darker −30%#4FB6B4
Darker −40%#3D9593
More saturated +25%#AFEFED
Less saturated −25%#C7D7D7

Channel breakdown

R187
G227
B226
Red187 (73.3%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue178.5°
Saturation (HSL)41.67%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G E3 · B E2

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