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#BBEFEE closest to Gentle Cold

#BBEFEE 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 93.3% blue (rgb(187, 239, 238)). Its HSL value is 179° hue, 62% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BBEFEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.69:1.

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Variations of #BBEFEE

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

How #BBEFEE 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 #DEE2EF
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E8EAEE
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDEAEE
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DEE2EF
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5E7EE
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ABF2EE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B4F0EE
  • 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 #DCE8E7

#BBEFEE contrast checker

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1.26:1 Very poor#BBEFEE text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.69:1 Super#BBEFEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBEFEE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 239 238);
color: hsl(179 62% 84%);
color: oklch(0.916 0.053 194.8);

#BBEFEE FAQ

What color is #BBEFEE?

#BBEFEE 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 #BBEFEE?

#BBEFEE is rgb(187, 239, 238) in RGB, hsl(179, 62%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBEFEE?

The complementary color of #BBEFEE is #EFBBBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBEFEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBEFEE: 16.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBEFEE a warm or cool color?

#BBEFEE is a cool color.