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#BCDFDF Poolside

#BCDFDF is a very light, muted turquoise named Poolside. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 87.5% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(188, 223, 223)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 35% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BCDFDF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.76:1.

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Variations of #BCDFDF

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

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D3D6DF
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DADBDF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2DCDF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3D6DF
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CDD9DF
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2E1DF
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8E0DF
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D8D8D8
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2DADA

#BCDFDF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.42:1 Very poor#BCDFDF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.76:1 Super#BCDFDF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCDFDF in CSS

/* Poolside */
.color { color: #BCDFDF; }
.background { background-color: #BCDFDF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCDFDF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 223 223);
color: hsl(180 35% 81%);
color: oklch(0.878 0.037 196.5);

#BCDFDF FAQ

What color is #BCDFDF?

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

What is the RGB value of #BCDFDF?

#BCDFDF is rgb(188, 223, 223) in RGB, hsl(180, 35%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCDFDF?

The complementary color of #BCDFDF is #DFBCBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCDFDF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCDFDF: 14.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCDFDF a warm or cool color?

#BCDFDF is a cool color.