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#BBFAFF Friendly Frost

#BBFAFF is a very light, muted turquoise named Friendly Frost. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 98.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 250, 255)). Its HSL value is 184° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BBFAFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.23:1.

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Variations of #BBFAFF

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.

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

How #BBFAFF 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 #E4EBFF
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1F4FF
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4F5FF
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4EBFF
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DAF0FF
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A4FFFB
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B2FCFD
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EFEFEF
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E3F2F3

#BBFAFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.15:1 Very poor#BBFAFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.23:1 Super#BBFAFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBFAFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 250 255);
color: hsl(184 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.945 0.063 202.3);

#BBFAFF FAQ

What color is #BBFAFF?

#BBFAFF 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 #BBFAFF?

#BBFAFF is rgb(187, 250, 255) in RGB, hsl(184, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 2%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBFAFF?

The complementary color of #BBFAFF is #FFC0BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBFAFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBFAFF: 18.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBFAFF a warm or cool color?

#BBFAFF is a cool color.