#B6E2C5

A very light, moderate green closely aligning with Paleturquoise.

About #B6E2C5

At its core, #B6E2C5 is a very light and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Paleturquoise. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(182, 226, 197).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 19% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 140.5° hue, 43.1% saturation, and 80.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6E2C5
RGB182, 226, 197
HSL140.5°, 43.1%, 80.0%
CMYK19%, 0%, 13%, 11%
HSV140.5°, 19.5%, 88.6%
LAB86.2, -19.9, 9.5
XYZ56.6, 68.4, 63.0
Decimal11985605

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.43:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.67:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.37:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.47:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6E2C5; }
.text-color { color: #B6E2C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6E2C5; }

Similar Colors

Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE