Recognised as Colour
#BBF1EF
- #BBF1EF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#BBF1EF is a cyan with RGB values 187, 241, 239 and HSL 178°, 66%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#BBF1EF#BBF1EF
HEX#BBF1EF
RGBrgb(187, 241, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9451, 0.9373
RGB percentages73.3%, 94.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(177.8, 65.9%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.8, 22.4%, 94.5%)
CMYK22.4%, 0%, 0.8%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,317,167
CSS custom property--colour: #BBF1EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.79707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.94:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#440E10
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F1BBBD
Analogous#BBF1D4, #BBD8F1
Triadic#EFBBF1, #F1EFBB
Split complementary#F1BBD8, #F1D4BB
Tetradic#D4BBF1, #F1BBBD, #D8F1BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G241
B239
Red187 (73.3%)
Green241 (94.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue177.78°
Saturation (HSL)65.85%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G F1 · B EF
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