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Recognised as Colour

#BBEED7

  • #BBEED7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BBEED7 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 238, 215 and HSL 153°, 60%, 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

#BBEED7#BBEED7
HEX#BBEED7
RGBrgb(187, 238, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9333, 0.8431
RGB percentages73.3%, 93.3%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(152.9, 60%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.9, 21.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK21.4%, 0%, 9.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,316,375
CSS custom property--colour: #BBEED7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.32:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#441128

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECE7D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E0D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B0EEE7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 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 text16.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.3Honeydew · ΔE 15.7Powder blue · ΔE 15.9Light cyan · ΔE 16.2Beige · ΔE 18.7Mint cream · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEBBD2
Analogous#BBEEBD, #BBEBEE
Triadic#D7BBEE, #EED7BB
Split complementary#EEBBEB, #EEBDBB
Tetradic#BEBBEE, #EEBBD2, #EBEEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4F8EF
Darker −10%#92E4BF
Darker −20%#69DAA7
Darker −30%#41CF8F
Darker −40%#2CB175
More saturated +25%#B0F9D8
Less saturated −25%#C6E3D6

Channel breakdown

R187
G238
B215
Red187 (73.3%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue152.94°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G EE · B D7

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