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#B6EDEC

#b6edec ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b6edec is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 92.94% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.42% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 178.91°, with 60.44% saturation and 82.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 1.43.

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Relative luminance0.7657

Complementary

  1. #b6edec
  2. #edb6b7

Split complementary

  1. #b6edec
  2. #edb6d3
  3. #edd1b6

Analogous

  1. #b6edd1
  2. #b6edec
  3. #b6d3ed

Triadic

  1. #b6edec
  2. #ecb6ed
  3. #edecb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6edec
  2. #b6b7ed
  3. #edb6b7
  4. #edecb6

Square

  1. #b6edec
  2. #d1b6ed
  3. #edb6b7
  4. #d3edb6

Monochromatic

  1. #3bcfcc
  2. #79dedc
  3. #b6edec
  4. #effbfb
  5. #effbfb

Shades

#b6edec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6edec
  2. #a4d5d4
  3. #92bebd
  4. #7fa6a5
  5. #6d8e8e
  6. #5b7776
  7. #495f5e
  8. #374747
  9. #242f2f
  10. #121818
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6edec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6edec
  2. #bdefee
  3. #c5f1f0
  4. #ccf2f2
  5. #d3f4f4
  6. #dbf6f6
  7. #e2f8f7
  8. #e9faf9
  9. #f0fbfb
  10. #f8fdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6edec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6edec
  2. #b1e2e1
  3. #abd7d6
  4. #a6cccc
  5. #a0c1c1
  6. #9bb7b6
  7. #96acab
  8. #90a1a0
  9. #8b9696
  10. #858b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e7e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6e7ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbdfed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4f0ec ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4eaec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cde5ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acefec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6edec {
  color: #b6edec;
}
Background
.bg-b6edec {
  background-color: #b6edec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6edec {
  border: 2px solid #b6edec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6edec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 237 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 60% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6edec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6edec, #b6d3ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6edec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 237 236 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 1.43 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.36 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 4.69 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.45 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.58 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.32 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.55 #491213 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#b6edec  rgb(182, 237, 236)  hsl(179, 60%, 82%)  Pale Turquoise
#edb6b7  rgb(237, 182, 183)  hsl(359, 60%, 82%)  Baby Pink
#ecb6ed  rgb(236, 182, 237)  hsl(299, 60%, 82%)  Plum
#edecb6  rgb(237, 236, 182)  hsl(59, 60%, 82%)  Pale Goldenrod