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Recognised as Colour

#BBF3ED

  • #BBF3ED
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BBF3ED is a cyan with RGB values 187, 243, 237 and HSL 174°, 70%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BBF3ED#BBF3ED
HEX#BBF3ED
RGBrgb(187, 243, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9529, 0.9294
RGB percentages73.3%, 95.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(173.6, 70%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.6, 23%, 95.3%)
CMYK23%, 0%, 2.5%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,317,677
CSS custom property--colour: #BBF3ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.16:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#440C12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDEDEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E5EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AAF6F1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.1Powder blue · ΔE 9.1Light cyan · ΔE 10.7Light blue · ΔE 14.3Honeydew · ΔE 15.5Azure · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 4.1, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3BBC1
Analogous#BBF3D1, #BBDDF3
Triadic#EDBBF3, #F3EDBB
Split complementary#F3BBDD, #F3D1BB
Tetradic#D1BBF3, #F3BBC1, #DDF3BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6FBF8
Darker −10%#90EBE2
Darker −20%#64E4D6
Darker −30%#39DCCB
Darker −40%#22C0AF
More saturated +25%#B1FDF5
Less saturated −25%#C5E9E5

Channel breakdown

R187
G243
B237
Red187 (73.3%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue173.57°
Saturation (HSL)70%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G F3 · B ED

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