BBDDCD

#BBDDCD closest to Jade Sea

#BBDDCD is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Jade Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 86.7% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(187, 221, 205)). Its HSL value is 152° hue, 33% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. #BBDDCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.34:1.

#BBDDCD color conversion

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Variations of #BBDDCD

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.

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

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

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D5D3CE
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBD8CC
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3D9CD
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5D3CE
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CED7CE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5DDD8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8DDD2
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D5D5D5
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFD7D3

#BBDDCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.46:1 Very poor#BBDDCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.34:1 Super#BBDDCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #BBDDCD

Palettes with #BBDDCD

#BBDDCD in CSS

/* Jade Sea */
.color { color: #BBDDCD; }
.background { background-color: #BBDDCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBDDCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 221 205);
color: hsl(152 33% 80%);
color: oklch(0.868 0.042 165.3);

#BBDDCD FAQ

What color is #BBDDCD?

#BBDDCD is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Jade Sea. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBDDCD?

#BBDDCD is rgb(187, 221, 205) in RGB, hsl(152, 33%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 0%, 7%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBDDCD?

The complementary color of #BBDDCD is #DDBBCB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBDDCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBDDCD: 14.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBDDCD a warm or cool color?

#BBDDCD is a cool color.