Recognised as Colour

#BBEFE5

#BBEFE5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BBEFE5 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 239, 229 and HSL 168°, 62%, 84%. 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

#BBEFE5#BBEFE5

HEX#BBEFE5

RGBrgb(187, 239, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9373, 0.898

RGB percentages73.3%, 93.7%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(168.5, 61.9%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168.5, 21.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK21.8%, 0%, 4.2%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,316,645

CSS custom property--colour: #BBEFE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.59:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#44101A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAE9E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0E2E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#ADF1ECno 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 text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.9 Powder blue · ΔE 9.8 Light cyan · ΔE 11.5 Honeydew · ΔE 14.8 Light blue · ΔE 15 Azure · ΔE 15.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFBBC5

Analogous#BBEFCB, #BBDFEF

Triadic#E5BBEF, #EFE5BB

Split complementary#EFBBDF, #EFCBBB

Tetradic#CBBBEF, #EFBBC5, #DFEFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4F9F5

Darker −10%#92E5D5

Darker −20%#68DCC5

Darker −30%#3FD2B6

Darker −40%#2AB499

More saturated +25%#B0FAEB

Less saturated −25%#C5E4DF

Channel breakdown

R187

G239

B229

Red187 (73.3%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue168.46°

Saturation (HSL)61.9%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G EF · B E5

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BBeFe5 (chemical formula)

Formula
299.0472 g/mol
7 atoms

BBeFe5 has a molar mass of 299.0472 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Be, 5 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass299.0472 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.9657956 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.013776 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B3.6%

Be3%

Fe93.4%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 3.615%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 3.014%

Iron (Fe × 5)279.225 g/mol, 93.372%

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