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#BBFADE closest to Smell the Mint

#BBFADE is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Smell the Mint. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 98.0% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(187, 250, 222)). Its HSL value is 153° hue, 86% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 2% black. #BBFADE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.84:1.

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Variations of #BBFADE

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

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

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ECE9E0
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7F1DD
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9F3DE
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ECE9E0
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DFEFDF
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADFAF2
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5FAE7
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E1F0E9

#BBFADE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.18:1 Very poor#BBFADE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.84:1 Super#BBFADE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBFADE in CSS

/* Smell the Mint */
.color { color: #BBFADE; }
.background { background-color: #BBFADE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBFADE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 250 222);
color: hsl(153 86% 86%);
color: oklch(0.935 0.074 165.7);

#BBFADE FAQ

What color is #BBFADE?

#BBFADE is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Smell the Mint. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBFADE?

#BBFADE is rgb(187, 250, 222) in RGB, hsl(153, 86%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 0%, 11%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBFADE?

The complementary color of #BBFADE is #FABBD7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBFADE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBFADE: 17.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBFADE a warm or cool color?

#BBFADE is a cool color.