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#B1DFD9 closest to Catch the Wave

#B1DFD9 is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Catch the Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 87.5% green and 85.1% blue (rgb(177, 223, 217)). Its HSL value is 172° hue, 42% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. #B1DFD9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.43:1.

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Variations of #B1DFD9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B1DFD9 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B1DFD9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B1DFD9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D1D3DA
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DADAD9
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0DBD9
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1D3DA
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C9D7DA
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A4E1DD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ACE0DB
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDD8D7

#B1DFD9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.46:1 Very poor#B1DFD9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.43:1 Super#B1DFD9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B1DFD9 in CSS

/* Catch the Wave */
.color { color: #B1DFD9; }
.background { background-color: #B1DFD9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B1DFD9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(177 223 217);
color: hsl(172 42% 78%);
color: oklch(0.870 0.048 186.5);

#B1DFD9 FAQ

What color is #B1DFD9?

#B1DFD9 is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Catch the Wave. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B1DFD9?

#B1DFD9 is rgb(177, 223, 217) in RGB, hsl(172, 42%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 0%, 3%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B1DFD9?

The complementary color of #B1DFD9 is #DFB1B7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B1DFD9?

Black text has the best contrast on #B1DFD9: 14.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B1DFD9 a warm or cool color?

#B1DFD9 is a cool color.