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B2DBCD

#B2DBCD closest to Catch the Wave

#B2DBCD is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Catch the Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 85.9% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(178, 219, 205)). Its HSL value is 160° hue, 36% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. #B2DBCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.91:1.

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#B2DBCD color conversion

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Variations of #B2DBCD

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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#B2DBCD 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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#B2DBCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B2DBCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0D0CE
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8D5CC
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFD6CD
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0D0CE
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C8D4CE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A9DCD7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AEDBD2
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBD4D1

#B2DBCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.51:1 Very poor#B2DBCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.91:1 Super#B2DBCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B2DBCD in CSS

/* Catch the Wave */
.color { color: #B2DBCD; }
.background { background-color: #B2DBCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B2DBCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 219 205);
color: hsl(160 36% 78%);
color: oklch(0.858 0.047 172.4);

#B2DBCD FAQ

What color is #B2DBCD?

#B2DBCD 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 #B2DBCD?

#B2DBCD is rgb(178, 219, 205) in RGB, hsl(160, 36%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 0%, 6%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B2DBCD?

The complementary color of #B2DBCD is #DBB2C0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B2DBCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #B2DBCD: 13.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B2DBCD a warm or cool color?

#B2DBCD is a cool color.