Information about Soft Cyan color

#B2F3F3 - Soft Cyan color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B2F3F3, known as "Soft Cyan", falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(178, 243, 243) — 69.8% red, 95.3% green, 95.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 25 / 0 / 0 / 5. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B2F3F3 presents itself as a vivid, lively aqua cyan — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). Slightly further away sit Diamond (#B9F2FF) and Emilyte Blue (#B0EEE6).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(178, 243, 243)), which gives #B2F3F3 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 17.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Soft Cyan" in the Register.

Soft Cyan color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Soft Cyan color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Soft Cyan

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Diamond color link
Diamond

#B9F2FF

Emilyte Blue color link
Emilyte Blue

#B0EEE6

Waterspout color link
Waterspout

#A4F4F9

Pale Aqua color link
Pale Aqua

#B8FFEB

Emily Blue color link
Emily Blue

#B0EEE4

Norah Blue color link
Norah Blue

#AEE4EE

Emilian Blue color link
Emilian Blue

#B0EEE3

Celeste color link
Celeste

#B2FFFF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2F3F3
  • RGB178, 243, 243
  • CMYK25, 0, 0, 5
  • CSSrgb(178, 243, 243)
  • HSL180°, 73%, 83%
  • HSL Precise180°, 73.034%, 82.549%
  • HSV180°, 27%, 95%
  • HSB180°, 27%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.953
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.953
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.953, 0.953)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.953, 0.953, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.953, 0.953)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB95.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB95.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB2F3F3
  • DECIMAL ID11727859
  • Name Length9
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