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#BFE1E6 H₂O

#BFE1E6 is a very light, muted turquoise named H₂O. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 88.2% green and 90.2% blue (rgb(191, 225, 230)). Its HSL value is 188° hue, 44% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. #BFE1E6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.13:1.

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Variations of #BFE1E6

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.

#BFE1E6 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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#BFE1E6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFE1E6 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 #D4D8E6
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBDEE6
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4DEE6
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D4D8E6
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CEDCE6
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4E4E2
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBE2E4
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DBDBDB
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4DCDE

#BFE1E6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#BFE1E6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.13:1 Super#BFE1E6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFE1E6 in CSS

/* H₂O */
.color { color: #BFE1E6; }
.background { background-color: #BFE1E6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFE1E6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 225 230);
color: hsl(188 44% 83%);
color: oklch(0.887 0.036 207.3);

#BFE1E6 FAQ

What color is #BFE1E6?

#BFE1E6 is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is H₂O. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFE1E6?

#BFE1E6 is rgb(191, 225, 230) in RGB, hsl(188, 44%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFE1E6?

The complementary color of #BFE1E6 is #E6C4BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFE1E6?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFE1E6: 15.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFE1E6 a warm or cool color?

#BFE1E6 is a cool color.