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#BBF2EC closest to Gentle Cold

#BBF2EC 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 92.5% blue (rgb(187, 242, 236)). Its HSL value is 173° hue, 68% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. #BBF2EC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.03:1.

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Variations of #BBF2EC

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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#BBF2EC 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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#BBF2EC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBF2EC 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 #E1E4ED
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0EDEC
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1E4ED
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D7E9ED
  • 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 #B4F3EE
  • 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

#BBF2EC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#BBF2EC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.03:1 Super#BBF2EC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBF2EC in CSS

/* Gentle Cold */
.color { color: #BBF2EC; }
.background { background-color: #BBF2EC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBF2EC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 242 236);
color: hsl(173 68% 84%);
color: oklch(0.922 0.056 188.0);

#BBF2EC FAQ

What color is #BBF2EC?

#BBF2EC 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 #BBF2EC?

#BBF2EC is rgb(187, 242, 236) in RGB, hsl(173, 68%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBF2EC?

The complementary color of #BBF2EC is #F2BBC1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBF2EC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBF2EC: 17.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBF2EC a warm or cool color?

#BBF2EC is a cool color.