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#B4FAEF closest to Ice Citadel

#B4FAEF is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Ice Citadel. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 98.0% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(180, 250, 239)). Its HSL value is 171° hue, 87% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black. #B4FAEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.86:1.

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Variations of #B4FAEF

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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#B4FAEF 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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#B4FAEF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B4FAEF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E6E9F0
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3F2EF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4F3EF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E6E9F0
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D9EFF0
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9FFDF6
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABFBF3
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EDEDED
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E0F0ED

#B4FAEF contrast checker

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1.18:1 Very poor#B4FAEF text on white
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17.86:1 Super#B4FAEF text on black
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#B4FAEF in CSS

/* Ice Citadel */
.color { color: #B4FAEF; }
.background { background-color: #B4FAEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B4FAEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 250 239);
color: hsl(171 87% 84%);
color: oklch(0.936 0.071 184.0);

#B4FAEF FAQ

What color is #B4FAEF?

#B4FAEF is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Ice Citadel. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B4FAEF?

#B4FAEF is rgb(180, 250, 239) in RGB, hsl(171, 87%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(28%, 0%, 4%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B4FAEF?

The complementary color of #B4FAEF is #FAB4BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B4FAEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B4FAEF: 17.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B4FAEF a warm or cool color?

#B4FAEF is a cool color.