What color is #BBE0DD?

#BBE0DD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBE0DD?

The RGB value is 187, 224, 221: 187 red, 224 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBE0DD?

The complementary color is #E0BBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBE0DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBE0DD color

#BBE0DD rgb(187, 224, 221)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BBE0DD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 87.8% green and 86.7% blue (187, 224, 221).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#BBE0DD color codes

HEX	`#BBE0DD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 224, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 87.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.55, -12.64, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.55, 12.9, 191.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.197, 69.095, 78.558)`
Decimal	`12312797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBE0DD, 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 #BBE0DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBE0DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #BBE0DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbe0dd; }
.text { color: #bbe0dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbe0dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 224 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbe0dd, #bbd0e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBE0DD?: #BBE0DD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBE0DD?: The RGB value is 187, 224, 221: 187 red, 224 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBE0DD?: The complementary color is #E0BBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBE0DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.