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#BBF3EF closest to Ice Citadel

#BBF3EF is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Ice Citadel. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 95.3% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(187, 243, 239)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 70% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. #BBF3EF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.18:1.

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Variations of #BBF3EF

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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#BBF3EF 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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#BBF3EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBF3EF 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 #E2E5F0
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ECEDEF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0EEEF
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2E5F0
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D7EAF0
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AAF6F2
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B4F4F0
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E8E8E8
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DEEBEA

#BBF3EF contrast checker

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1.22:1 Very poor#BBF3EF text on white
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17.18:1 Super#BBF3EF text on black
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#BBF3EF in CSS

/* Ice Citadel */
.color { color: #BBF3EF; }
.background { background-color: #BBF3EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBF3EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 243 239);
color: hsl(176 70% 84%);
color: oklch(0.925 0.057 190.8);

#BBF3EF FAQ

What color is #BBF3EF?

#BBF3EF is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Ice Citadel. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBF3EF?

#BBF3EF is rgb(187, 243, 239) in RGB, hsl(176, 70%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBF3EF?

The complementary color of #BBF3EF is #F3BBBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBF3EF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBF3EF: 17.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBF3EF a warm or cool color?

#BBF3EF is a cool color.