Nearest-color comparison
Celeste #B2FFFF vs Pale Turquoise #AFEEEE: RGB distance 24.2 and contrast 1.14:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Celeste and Pale Turquoise are very close, with an RGB distance of 24.2. Celeste is lighter by 0.1176, and Celeste is more saturated by 35 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.14:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Celeste and Pale Turquoise across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
cyan color
Celeste is #B2FFFF, a cool cyan with hue 180°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.882. Beside Pale Turquoise, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 18.64:1.
cyan color
Pale Turquoise is #AFEEEE, a cool cyan with hue 180°, saturation 65% and luminance 0.7644. Beside Celeste, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 16.29:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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