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#B4E2EC Break the Ice

#B4E2EC is a very light, muted turquoise named Break the Ice. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 88.6% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(180, 226, 236)). Its HSL value is 191° hue, 60% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #B4E2EC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.03:1.

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#B4E2EC color conversion

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Variations of #B4E2EC

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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#B4E2EC 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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#B4E2EC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B4E2EC 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 #D0D7EC
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DADEED
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0DFED
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0D7EC
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C9DBEC
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A3E7E5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ADE4E9
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1DCDF

#B4E2EC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#B4E2EC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.03:1 Super#B4E2EC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B4E2EC in CSS

/* Break the Ice */
.color { color: #B4E2EC; }
.background { background-color: #B4E2EC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B4E2EC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 226 236);
color: hsl(191 60% 82%);
color: oklch(0.884 0.049 212.4);

#B4E2EC FAQ

What color is #B4E2EC?

#B4E2EC is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Break the Ice. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B4E2EC?

#B4E2EC is rgb(180, 226, 236) in RGB, hsl(191, 60%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 4%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B4E2EC?

The complementary color of #B4E2EC is #ECBEB4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B4E2EC?

Black text has the best contrast on #B4E2EC: 15.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B4E2EC a warm or cool color?

#B4E2EC is a cool color.