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#BBEEEC closest to Gentle Cold

#BBEEEC is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Gentle Cold. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 93.3% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(187, 238, 236)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 60% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. #BBEEEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.55:1.

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Variations of #BBEEEC

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

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

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DEE1ED
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E8E9EC
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDE9EC
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DEE1ED
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4E6EC
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ABF1ED
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5EFED
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBE7E6

#BBEEEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#BBEEEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.55:1 Super#BBEEEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBEEEC in CSS

/* Gentle Cold */
.color { color: #BBEEEC; }
.background { background-color: #BBEEEC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBEEEC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 238 236);
color: hsl(178 60% 83%);
color: oklch(0.913 0.052 193.3);

#BBEEEC FAQ

What color is #BBEEEC?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBEEEC?

#BBEEEC is rgb(187, 238, 236) in RGB, hsl(178, 60%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBEEEC?

The complementary color of #BBEEEC is #EEBBBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBEEEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBEEEC: 16.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBEEEC a warm or cool color?

#BBEEEC is a cool color.