BBDFDE

#BBDFDE closest to Poolside

#BBDFDE is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Poolside. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 87.5% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(187, 223, 222)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 36% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BBDFDE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.72:1.

#BBDFDE color conversion

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Variations of #BBDFDE

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.

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

How #BBDFDE 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 #D3D6DE
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DADBDE
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2DCDE
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3D6DE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CCD9DE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0E1DF
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7E0DE
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D8D8D8
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1DAD9

#BBDFDE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#BBDFDE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.72:1 Super#BBDFDE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBDFDE in CSS

/* Poolside */
.color { color: #BBDFDE; }
.background { background-color: #BBDFDE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBDFDE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 223 222);
color: hsl(178 36% 80%);
color: oklch(0.877 0.038 194.4);

#BBDFDE FAQ

What color is #BBDFDE?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBDFDE?

#BBDFDE is rgb(187, 223, 222) in RGB, hsl(178, 36%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBDFDE?

The complementary color of #BBDFDE is #DFBBBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBDFDE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBDFDE: 14.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBDFDE a warm or cool color?

#BBDFDE is a cool color.