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#BBF0EE closest to Gentle Cold

#BBF0EE 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, 94.1% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(187, 240, 238)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 64% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. #BBF0EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.81:1.

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Variations of #BBF0EE

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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#BBF0EE 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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#BBF0EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBF0EE 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 #DFE3EF
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9EBEE
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEEBEE
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFE3EF
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5E7EF
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AAF3EF
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B4F1EF
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E6E6E6
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCE8E8

#BBF0EE contrast checker

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1.25:1 Very poor#BBF0EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.81:1 Super#BBF0EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBF0EE in CSS

/* Gentle Cold */
.color { color: #BBF0EE; }
.background { background-color: #BBF0EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBF0EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 240 238);
color: hsl(178 64% 84%);
color: oklch(0.918 0.054 193.4);

#BBF0EE FAQ

What color is #BBF0EE?

#BBF0EE 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 #BBF0EE?

#BBF0EE is rgb(187, 240, 238) in RGB, hsl(178, 64%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBF0EE?

The complementary color of #BBF0EE is #F0BBBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBF0EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBF0EE: 16.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBF0EE a warm or cool color?

#BBF0EE is a cool color.