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#BBDECF Jade Sea

#BBDECF is a very light, muted turquoise named Jade Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 87.1% green and 81.2% blue (rgb(187, 222, 207)). Its HSL value is 154° hue, 35% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. #BBDECF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.46:1.

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Variations of #BBDECF

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

How #BBDECF 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 #D6D4D0
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCD9CE
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4DACF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D6D4D0
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CED8D0
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4DED9
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8DED4
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D0D8D4

#BBDECF contrast checker

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1.45:1 Very poor#BBDECF text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.46:1 Super#BBDECF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBDECF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 222 207);
color: hsl(154 35% 80%);
color: oklch(0.871 0.042 167.6);

#BBDECF FAQ

What color is #BBDECF?

#BBDECF 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 #BBDECF?

#BBDECF is rgb(187, 222, 207) in RGB, hsl(154, 35%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 0%, 7%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBDECF?

The complementary color of #BBDECF is #DEBBCA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBDECF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBDECF: 14.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBDECF a warm or cool color?

#BBDECF is a cool color.