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Colour

#BBF5E7

  • #BBF5E7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BBF5E7 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 245, 231 and HSL 166°, 74%, 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

#BBF5E7#BBF5E7
HEX#BBF5E7
RGBrgb(187, 245, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9608, 0.9059
RGB percentages73.3%, 96.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(165.5, 74.4%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.5, 23.7%, 96.1%)
CMYK23.7%, 0%, 5.7%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,318,183
CSS custom property--colour: #BBF5E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81639WCAG 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 17.33:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#440A18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0EEE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5E6E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ACF7F1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.7Powder blue · ΔE 12.9Light cyan · ΔE 13.1Honeydew · ΔE 15.6Azure · ΔE 17.6Light blue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 7.69, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5BBC9
Analogous#BBF5CA, #BBE6F5
Triadic#E7BBF5, #F5E7BB
Split complementary#F5BBE6, #F5CABB
Tetradic#CABBF5, #F5BBC9, #E6F5BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7FCF7
Darker −10%#8FEED7
Darker −20%#62E8C8
Darker −30%#36E1B8
Darker −40%#1DC79E
More saturated +25%#B1FFEC
Less saturated −25%#C5EBE2

Channel breakdown

R187
G245
B231
Red187 (73.3%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue165.52°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G F5 · B E7

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