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#BBF9FA closest to Friendly Frost

#BBF9FA is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Friendly Frost. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 97.6% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(187, 249, 250)). Its HSL value is 181° hue, 86% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #BBF9FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.04:1.

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Variations of #BBF9FA

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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#BBF9FA 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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#BBF9FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBF9FA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E5EAFB
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1F3FA
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4F4FA
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E5EAFB
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DAEFFB
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A6FDF9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B3FBFA
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EEEEEE
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E2F1F1

#BBF9FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.16:1 Very poor#BBF9FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.04:1 Super#BBF9FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBF9FA in CSS

/* Friendly Frost */
.color { color: #BBF9FA; }
.background { background-color: #BBF9FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBF9FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 249 250);
color: hsl(181 86% 86%);
color: oklch(0.941 0.062 197.4);

#BBF9FA FAQ

What color is #BBF9FA?

#BBF9FA is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Friendly Frost. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBF9FA?

#BBF9FA is rgb(187, 249, 250) in RGB, hsl(181, 86%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 0%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBF9FA?

The complementary color of #BBF9FA is #FABCBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBF9FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBF9FA: 18.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBF9FA a warm or cool color?

#BBF9FA is a cool color.