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#B4E4EE closest to Break the Ice

#B4E4EE is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Break the Ice. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 89.4% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(180, 228, 238)). Its HSL value is 190° hue, 63% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #B4E4EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.27:1.

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#B4E4EE color conversion

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Variations of #B4E4EE

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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#B4E4EE 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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#B4E4EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B4E4EE 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 #D1D8EE
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBE0EF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1E1EF
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1D8EE
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CADDEE
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A2E9E7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ADE6EB
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D3DEE0

#B4E4EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.38:1 Very poor#B4E4EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.27:1 Super#B4E4EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B4E4EE in CSS

/* Break the Ice */
.color { color: #B4E4EE; }
.background { background-color: #B4E4EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B4E4EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 228 238);
color: hsl(190 63% 82%);
color: oklch(0.889 0.051 211.8);

#B4E4EE FAQ

What color is #B4E4EE?

#B4E4EE 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 #B4E4EE?

#B4E4EE is rgb(180, 228, 238) in RGB, hsl(190, 63%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 4%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B4E4EE?

The complementary color of #B4E4EE is #EEBEB4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B4E4EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #B4E4EE: 15.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B4E4EE a warm or cool color?

#B4E4EE is a cool color.