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BBDCD4

#BBDCD4 closest to Catch the Wave

#BBDCD4 is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Catch the Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 86.3% green and 83.1% blue (rgb(187, 220, 212)). Its HSL value is 165° hue, 32% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. #BBDCD4 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.30:1.

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Variations of #BBDCD4

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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#BBDCD4 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BBDCD4DCBBC3
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

BBDCD4DCBBD3DCC4BB
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BBDCD4BBDCC4BBD4DC
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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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#BBDCD4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBDCD4 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 #D3D3D5
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9D8D4
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1D8D4
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3D3D5
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CCD6D4
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B3DDD9
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8DCD7
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D5D5D5
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFD7D5

#BBDCD4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.47:1 Very poor#BBDCD4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.30:1 Super#BBDCD4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBDCD4 in CSS

/* Catch the Wave */
.color { color: #BBDCD4; }
.background { background-color: #BBDCD4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBDCD4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 220 212);
color: hsl(165 32% 80%);
color: oklch(0.868 0.037 179.1);

#BBDCD4 FAQ

What color is #BBDCD4?

#BBDCD4 is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Catch the Wave. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBDCD4?

#BBDCD4 is rgb(187, 220, 212) in RGB, hsl(165, 32%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBDCD4?

The complementary color of #BBDCD4 is #DCBBC3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBDCD4?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBDCD4: 14.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBDCD4 a warm or cool color?

#BBDCD4 is a cool color.