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#BBEEEF closest to Gentle Cold

#BBEEEF 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 93.7% blue (rgb(187, 238, 239)). Its HSL value is 181° hue, 62% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BBEEEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.59:1.

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Variations of #BBEEEF

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

How #BBEEEF 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 #DDE1EF
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7E9EF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCEAEF
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDE1EF
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4E6EF
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AAF2EE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B4EFEF
  • 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 #DBE7E7

#BBEEEF contrast checker

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1.27:1 Very poor#BBEEEF text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.59:1 Super#BBEEEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBEEEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 238 239);
color: hsl(181 62% 84%);
color: oklch(0.914 0.052 197.8);

#BBEEEF FAQ

What color is #BBEEEF?

#BBEEEF 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 #BBEEEF?

#BBEEEF is rgb(187, 238, 239) in RGB, hsl(181, 62%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBEEEF?

The complementary color of #BBEEEF is #EFBCBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBEEEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBEEEF: 16.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBEEEF a warm or cool color?

#BBEEEF is a cool color.