The Alabaster through Gleaming Burgeoning

#b3efe2 RGB(179,239,226)

About this color

The Alabaster through Gleaming Burgeoning settles into a very light cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #b3efe2, RGB(179, 239, 226).

#b3efe2RGB(179, 239, 226)

HSL 167° · 65% saturation · 82% lightness

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Psychology

Pale cyan is one of the most readable background tones for screens: low fatigue, high clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

Light enough to serve as page backgrounds, input fields, and hover states — contexts where colour informs rather than dominates. Pair with deeper tones of the same family for clear visual hierarchy.

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Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
The Alabaster through Gleaming Burgeoning
HEX
#b3efe2
RGB
rgb(179,239,226)
RGB%
rgb(70.2%,93.7%,88.6%)
HSL
hsl(167,65%,82%)
HSV
hsv(167,25%,94%)
CMYK
cmyk(25,0,5,6)
LAB
lab(90,-22,0)
LCH
lch(90,22,180)
sRGB
(0.702,0.937,0.886)
HEX8
#b3efe2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
179239226

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Color info

Lightness
82%
Saturation
65%
Hue
167°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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