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Recognised as Colour

#BBF9E8

  • #BBF9E8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BBF9E8 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 249, 232 and HSL 164°, 84%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BBF9E8#BBF9E8
HEX#BBF9E8
RGBrgb(187, 249, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9765, 0.9098
RGB percentages73.3%, 97.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(163.5, 83.8%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.5, 24.9%, 97.6%)
CMYK24.9%, 0%, 6.8%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,319,208
CSS custom property--colour: #BBF9E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.83:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#440617

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4F1E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9E9E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ABFBF4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.5Light cyan · ΔE 14.6Powder blue · ΔE 15.1Honeydew · ΔE 16.5Azure · ΔE 19.1Mint cream · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.49, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9BBCC
Analogous#BBF9C9, #BBEBF9
Triadic#E8BBF9, #F9E8BB
Split complementary#F9BBEB, #F9C9BB
Tetradic#C9BBF9, #F9BBCC, #EBF9BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAFDF8
Darker −10%#8CF5D8
Darker −20%#5DF1C8
Darker −30%#2EEDB8
Darker −40%#13D5A0
More saturated +25%#B5FFEB
Less saturated −25%#C4F0E4

Channel breakdown

R187
G249
B232
Red187 (73.3%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue163.55°
Saturation (HSL)83.78%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G F9 · B E8

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