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#BBDFE3 Poolside

#BBDFE3 is a very light, muted turquoise named Poolside. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 87.5% green and 89.0% blue (rgb(187, 223, 227)). Its HSL value is 186° hue, 42% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #BBDFE3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.78:1.

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Variations of #BBDFE3

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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#BBDFE3 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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#BBDFE3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBDFE3 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 #D2D6E3
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9DCE3
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1DCE3
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D2D6E3
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CCD9E3
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AFE2E0
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6E0E2
  • 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 #D1DADB

#BBDFE3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.42:1 Very poor#BBDFE3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.78:1 Super#BBDFE3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBDFE3 in CSS

/* Poolside */
.color { color: #BBDFE3; }
.background { background-color: #BBDFE3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBDFE3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 223 227);
color: hsl(186 42% 81%);
color: oklch(0.879 0.038 204.7);

#BBDFE3 FAQ

What color is #BBDFE3?

#BBDFE3 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 #BBDFE3?

#BBDFE3 is rgb(187, 223, 227) in RGB, hsl(186, 42%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 2%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBDFE3?

The complementary color of #BBDFE3 is #E3BFBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBDFE3?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBDFE3: 14.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBDFE3 a warm or cool color?

#BBDFE3 is a cool color.