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#BBF0EF closest to Gentle Cold

#BBF0EF 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 93.7% blue (rgb(187, 240, 239)). Its HSL value is 179° hue, 64% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BBF0EF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.82:1.

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Variations of #BBF0EF

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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#BBF0EF 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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#BBF0EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBF0EF 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 #DFE3F0
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9EBEF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEEBEF
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFE3F0
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5E8EF
  • 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 #DCE9E8

#BBF0EF contrast checker

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1.25:1 Very poor#BBF0EF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.82:1 Super#BBF0EF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBF0EF in CSS

/* Gentle Cold */
.color { color: #BBF0EF; }
.background { background-color: #BBF0EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBF0EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 240 239);
color: hsl(179 64% 84%);
color: oklch(0.918 0.054 194.8);

#BBF0EF FAQ

What color is #BBF0EF?

#BBF0EF 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 #BBF0EF?

#BBF0EF is rgb(187, 240, 239) in RGB, hsl(179, 64%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBF0EF?

The complementary color of #BBF0EF is #F0BBBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBF0EF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBF0EF: 16.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBF0EF a warm or cool color?

#BBF0EF is a cool color.