Recognised as Colour
#BBF4D8
- #BBF4D8
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#BBF4D8 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 244, 216 and HSL 151°, 72%, 85%. 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
#BBF4D8#BBF4D8
HEX#BBF4D8
RGBrgb(187, 244, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9569, 0.8471
RGB percentages73.3%, 95.7%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(150.5, 72.2%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150.5, 23.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK23.4%, 0%, 11.5%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,317,912
CSS custom property--colour: #BBF4D8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.80224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.04:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#440B27
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F4BBD7
Analogous#BBF4BB, #BBF4F4
Triadic#D8BBF4, #F4D8BB
Split complementary#F4BBF4, #F4BBBB
Tetradic#BBBBF4, #F4BBD7, #F4F4BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G244
B216
Red187 (73.3%)
Green244 (95.7%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue150.53°
Saturation (HSL)72.15%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G F4 · B D8
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