B4E5EA

#B4E5EA closest to Tip of the Iceberg

#B4E5EA is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Tip of the Iceberg. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 89.8% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(180, 229, 234)). Its HSL value is 186° hue, 56% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #B4E5EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.34:1.

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Variations of #B4E5EA

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.

#B4E5EA 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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#B4E5EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B4E5EA 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 #D3D9EA
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDE1EA
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3E1EA
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3D9EA
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CBDDEA
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A3E9E6
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ADE7E8
  • 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

#B4E5EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.37:1 Very poor#B4E5EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.34:1 Super#B4E5EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B4E5EA in CSS

/* Tip of the Iceberg */
.color { color: #B4E5EA; }
.background { background-color: #B4E5EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B4E5EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 229 234);
color: hsl(186 56% 81%);
color: oklch(0.889 0.051 204.0);

#B4E5EA FAQ

What color is #B4E5EA?

#B4E5EA is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Tip of the Iceberg. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B4E5EA?

#B4E5EA is rgb(180, 229, 234) in RGB, hsl(186, 56%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 2%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B4E5EA?

The complementary color of #B4E5EA is #EAB9B4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B4E5EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #B4E5EA: 15.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B4E5EA a warm or cool color?

#B4E5EA is a cool color.