What color is #BBDFDE?

#BBDFDE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swimming. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBDFDE?

The RGB value is 187, 223, 222: 187 red, 223 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBDFDE?

The complementary color is #DFBBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBDFDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBDFDE color

#BBDFDE rgb(187, 223, 222)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BBDFDE is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 87.5% green and 87.1% blue (187, 223, 222).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 36% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Swimming (#C2E5E5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#BBDFDE color codes

HEX	`#BBDFDE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 223, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 87.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 36%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.31, -11.93, -3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.31, 12.42, 196.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.062, 68.612, 79.172)`
Decimal	`12312542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBDFDE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BBDFDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBDFDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BBDFDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbdfde; }
.text { color: #bbdfde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbdfde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 223 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbdfde, #bbcedf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBDFDE?: #BBDFDE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swimming. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBDFDE?: The RGB value is 187, 223, 222: 187 red, 223 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBDFDE?: The complementary color is #DFBBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBDFDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.