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#B8E2EA Color

#B8E2EA is rgb(184, 226, 234) in RGB, hsl(190, 54%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8E2EA
HEX#B8E2EA
RGBrgb(184, 226, 234)
HSLhsl(190, 54%, 82%)
HSVhsv(190, 21%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(88.6% 0.045 210.5)
LABlab(87.08% -12.85 -8.68)
LCHlch(87.08% 15.51 214.04)

What #B8E2EA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B8E2EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#B8E2EA Channel Values

How #B8E2EA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 184 · G 226 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 54% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 21% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8E2EA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B8E2EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8E2EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B8E2EA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #B8E2EA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B8E2EA
Protanopia#DCDCEA
Protanomaly#CEDEEA
Deuteranopia#D5D5EB
Deuteranomaly#CADBEB
Tritanopia#B7E3E3
Tritanomaly#B7E3E6
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

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Using #B8E2EA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b8e2ea: #B8E2EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8E2EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8e2ea': '#B8E2EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.886, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_b8e2ea">#B8E2EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8E2EA"

More Teal Colors

#B8E2EA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B8E2EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8E2EA?

#B8E2EA is a lightest teal — rgb(184, 226, 234) in RGB and hsl(190, 54%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.52.

What is the RGB value of #B8E2EA?

#B8E2EA is rgb(184, 226, 234) — red 184, green 226, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8E2EA?

#B8E2EA converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8E2EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8E2EA scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8E2EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8E2EA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 2.52, which is very hard to tell apart.

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