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B4ECEC

#B4ECEC closest to Gentle Cold

#B4ECEC is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Gentle Cold. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 92.5% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(180, 236, 236)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 60% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #B4ECEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.15:1.

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#B4ECEC color conversion

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Variations of #B4ECEC

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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#B4ECEC 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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#B4ECEC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B4ECEC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DADEED
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5E6EC
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9E7EC
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DADEED
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D0E3EC
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A1F0EC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ADEEEC
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E2E2E2
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7E4E4

#B4ECEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.30:1 Very poor#B4ECEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.15:1 Super#B4ECEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B4ECEC in CSS

/* Gentle Cold */
.color { color: #B4ECEC; }
.background { background-color: #B4ECEC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B4ECEC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 236 236);
color: hsl(180 60% 82%);
color: oklch(0.905 0.057 196.2);

#B4ECEC FAQ

What color is #B4ECEC?

#B4ECEC is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Gentle Cold. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B4ECEC?

#B4ECEC is rgb(180, 236, 236) in RGB, hsl(180, 60%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B4ECEC?

The complementary color of #B4ECEC is #ECB4B4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B4ECEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #B4ECEC: 16.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B4ECEC a warm or cool color?

#B4ECEC is a cool color.