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#BBEFE9 closest to Gentle Cold

#BBEFE9 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, 93.7% green and 91.4% blue (rgb(187, 239, 233)). Its HSL value is 173° hue, 62% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. #BBEFE9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.64:1.

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Variations of #BBEFE9

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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#BBEFE9 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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#BBEFE9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBEFE9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DFE2EA
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9E9E9
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEEAE9
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFE2EA
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D6E6EA
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACF2ED
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5F0EB
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E5E5E5
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBE7E6

#BBEFE9 contrast checker

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1.26:1 Very poor#BBEFE9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.64:1 Super#BBEFE9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBEFE9 in CSS

/* Gentle Cold */
.color { color: #BBEFE9; }
.background { background-color: #BBEFE9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBEFE9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 239 233);
color: hsl(173 62% 84%);
color: oklch(0.915 0.054 187.6);

#BBEFE9 FAQ

What color is #BBEFE9?

#BBEFE9 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 #BBEFE9?

#BBEFE9 is rgb(187, 239, 233) in RGB, hsl(173, 62%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBEFE9?

The complementary color of #BBEFE9 is #EFBBC1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBEFE9?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBEFE9: 16.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBEFE9 a warm or cool color?

#BBEFE9 is a cool color.