B4E4EF

#B4E4EF closest to Break the Ice

#B4E4EF 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 93.7% blue (rgb(180, 228, 239)). Its HSL value is 191° hue, 65% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #B4E4EF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.28:1.

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Variations of #B4E4EF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#B4E4EF 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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#B4E4EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B4E4EF 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 #D1D9EF
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBE0F0
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1E1F0
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1D9EF
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CADDEF
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A2E9E7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ADE6EC
  • 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 #D3DEE1

#B4E4EF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.37:1 Very poor#B4E4EF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.28:1 Super#B4E4EF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B4E4EF in CSS

/* Break the Ice */
.color { color: #B4E4EF; }
.background { background-color: #B4E4EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B4E4EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 228 239);
color: hsl(191 65% 82%);
color: oklch(0.889 0.052 213.3);

#B4E4EF FAQ

What color is #B4E4EF?

#B4E4EF 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 #B4E4EF?

#B4E4EF is rgb(180, 228, 239) in RGB, hsl(191, 65%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 5%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B4E4EF?

The complementary color of #B4E4EF is #EFBFB4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B4E4EF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B4E4EF: 15.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B4E4EF a warm or cool color?

#B4E4EF is a cool color.