BBF2EB

#BBF2EB closest to Gentle Cold

#BBF2EB 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, 94.9% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(187, 242, 235)). Its HSL value is 172° hue, 68% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. #BBF2EB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.01:1.

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Variations of #BBF2EB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BBF2EB 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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#BBF2EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBF2EB 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 #E2E4EC
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ECECEB
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0EDEB
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2E4EC
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D7E9EC
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ABF5F0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B4F3ED
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDEAE8

#BBF2EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#BBF2EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.01:1 Super#BBF2EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBF2EB in CSS

/* Gentle Cold */
.color { color: #BBF2EB; }
.background { background-color: #BBF2EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBF2EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 242 235);
color: hsl(172 68% 84%);
color: oklch(0.922 0.057 186.6);

#BBF2EB FAQ

What color is #BBF2EB?

#BBF2EB 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 #BBF2EB?

#BBF2EB is rgb(187, 242, 235) in RGB, hsl(172, 68%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 0%, 3%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBF2EB?

The complementary color of #BBF2EB is #F2BBC2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBF2EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBF2EB: 17.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBF2EB a warm or cool color?

#BBF2EB is a cool color.