Colour

#BBEDEB

#BBEDEB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BBEDEB is a cyan with RGB values 187, 237, 235 and HSL 178°, 58%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BBEDEB#BBEDEB

HEX#BBEDEB

RGBrgb(187, 237, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9294, 0.9216

RGB percentages73.3%, 92.9%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(177.6, 58.1%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(177.6, 21.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK21.1%, 0%, 0.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,316,139

CSS custom property--colour: #BBEDEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.43:1

Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#441214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7E8EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDE0ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#ACF0ECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 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 text16.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4 Powder blue · ΔE 6.1 Light cyan · ΔE 9.9 Light blue · ΔE 11.1 Azure · ΔE 14.5 Honeydew · ΔE 15.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 3.97, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDBBBD

Analogous#BBEDD2, #BBD6ED

Triadic#EBBBED, #EDEBBB

Split complementary#EDBBD6, #EDD2BB

Tetradic#D2BBED, #EDBBBD, #D6EDBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E3F8F7

Darker −10%#93E2DF

Darker −20%#6AD8D3

Darker −30%#42CDC7

Darker −40%#2EAEA9

More saturated +25%#B0F8F5

Less saturated −25%#C6E2E1

Channel breakdown

R187

G237

B235

Red187 (73.3%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue177.6°

Saturation (HSL)58.14%

Lightness83.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G ED · B EB

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Colour values

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