Colour

#BBECE8

#BBECE8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BBECE8 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 236, 232 and HSL 175°, 56%, 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

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HEX#BBECE8

RGBrgb(187, 236, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9255, 0.9098

RGB percentages73.3%, 92.5%, 91%

HSLhsl(175.1, 56.3%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.1, 20.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK20.8%, 0%, 1.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,315,880

CSS custom property--colour: #BBECE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.28:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1

Inverted#441317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E6E7E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDDFE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#ADEFEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.5 Powder blue · ΔE 6.6 Light cyan · ΔE 10.2 Light blue · ΔE 11.7 Azure · ΔE 14.7 Honeydew · ΔE 15.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 4.52, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECBBBF

Analogous#BBECCF, #BBD8EC

Triadic#E8BBEC, #ECE8BB

Split complementary#ECBBD7, #ECCFBB

Tetradic#CFBBEC, #ECBBBF, #D8ECBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E3F7F5

Darker −10%#93E1DB

Darker −20%#6BD6CD

Darker −30%#43CBC0

Darker −40%#30ABA1

More saturated +25%#B0F7F1

Less saturated −25%#C6E1DF

Channel breakdown

R187

G236

B232

Red187 (73.3%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue175.1°

Saturation (HSL)56.32%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G EC · B E8

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Colour values

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