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BBD9CD

#BBD9CD closest to Aquatic Edge

#BBD9CD is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Aquatic Edge. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 85.1% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(187, 217, 205)). Its HSL value is 156° hue, 28% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. #BBD9CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.92:1.

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#BBD9CD color conversion

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Variations of #BBD9CD

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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#BBD9CD 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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#BBD9CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBD9CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D1D1CE
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7D5CC
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0D5CD
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1D1CE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CBD4CE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5D9D5
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8D9D1
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDD4D1

#BBD9CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.51:1 Very poor#BBD9CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.92:1 Super#BBD9CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBD9CD in CSS

/* Aquatic Edge */
.color { color: #BBD9CD; }
.background { background-color: #BBD9CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBD9CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 217 205);
color: hsl(156 28% 79%);
color: oklch(0.860 0.036 169.4);

#BBD9CD FAQ

What color is #BBD9CD?

#BBD9CD is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBD9CD?

#BBD9CD is rgb(187, 217, 205) in RGB, hsl(156, 28%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 0%, 6%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBD9CD?

The complementary color of #BBD9CD is #D9BBC7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBD9CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBD9CD: 13.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBD9CD a warm or cool color?

#BBD9CD is a cool color.