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Recognised as Colour

#BBF4EC

  • #BBF4EC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BBF4EC is a cyan with RGB values 187, 244, 236 and HSL 172°, 72%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BBF4EC#BBF4EC
HEX#BBF4EC
RGBrgb(187, 244, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9569, 0.9255
RGB percentages73.3%, 95.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(171.6, 72.2%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.6, 23.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK23.4%, 0%, 3.3%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,317,932
CSS custom property--colour: #BBF4EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.26:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#440B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEEEECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E5EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AAF7F1no 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 text17.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.9Powder blue · ΔE 10.2Light cyan · ΔE 11.2Light blue · ΔE 15.4Honeydew · ΔE 15.5Azure · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 4.9, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4BBC3
Analogous#BBF4D0, #BBE0F4
Triadic#ECBBF4, #F4ECBB
Split complementary#F4BBE0, #F4D0BB
Tetradic#D0BBF4, #F4BBC3, #E0F4BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7FBF8
Darker −10%#8FEDE0
Darker −20%#63E6D3
Darker −30%#37DFC7
Darker −40%#20C3AC
More saturated +25%#B1FEF3
Less saturated −25%#C5EAE5

Channel breakdown

R187
G244
B236
Red187 (73.3%)
Green244 (95.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue171.58°
Saturation (HSL)72.15%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G F4 · B EC

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