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Recognised as Colour

#BBF2EA

  • #BBF2EA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BBF2EA is a cyan with RGB values 187, 242, 234 and HSL 171°, 68%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BBF2EA#BBF2EA
HEX#BBF2EA
RGBrgb(187, 242, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.949, 0.9176
RGB percentages73.3%, 94.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(171.3, 67.9%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.3, 22.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK22.7%, 0%, 3.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,317,418
CSS custom property--colour: #BBF2EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8001WCAG 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 17:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#440D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECECEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E4EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ABF5EFno 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 text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.9Powder blue · ΔE 9.6Light cyan · ΔE 11.1Light blue · ΔE 14.8Honeydew · ΔE 15.2Azure · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 4.88, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2BBC3
Analogous#BBF2CE, #BBDFF2
Triadic#EABBF2, #F2EABB
Split complementary#F2BBDE, #F2CEBB
Tetradic#CEBBF2, #F2BBC3, #DEF2BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6FAF7
Darker −10%#90EADD
Darker −20%#65E2D0
Darker −30%#3BD9C2
Darker −40%#24BDA7
More saturated +25%#B1FCF1
Less saturated −25%#C5E8E3

Channel breakdown

R187
G242
B234
Red187 (73.3%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue171.27°
Saturation (HSL)67.9%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G F2 · B EA

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