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#BCFFFD The Big Freeze

#BCFFFD is a very light, muted turquoise named The Big Freeze. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 100.0% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(188, 255, 253)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. #BCFFFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.86:1.

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Variations of #BCFFFD

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

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

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EAEFFE
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7F8FD
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9F9FD
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EAEFFE
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DEF5FE
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A6FFFE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B3FFFE
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F3F3F3
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7F6F5

#BCFFFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.11:1 Very poor#BCFFFD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.86:1 Super#BCFFFD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCFFFD in CSS

/* The Big Freeze */
.color { color: #BCFFFD; }
.background { background-color: #BCFFFD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCFFFD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 255 253);
color: hsl(178 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.955 0.066 193.8);

#BCFFFD FAQ

What color is #BCFFFD?

#BCFFFD is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is The Big Freeze. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCFFFD?

#BCFFFD is rgb(188, 255, 253) in RGB, hsl(178, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCFFFD?

The complementary color of #BCFFFD is #FFBCBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCFFFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCFFFD: 18.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCFFFD a warm or cool color?

#BCFFFD is a cool color.