What color is #BBE6F9?

#BBE6F9 is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Breaking the Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBE6F9?

The RGB value is 187, 230, 249: 187 red, 230 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBE6F9?

The complementary color is #F9CEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBE6F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.8:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBE6F9 color

#BBE6F9 rgb(187, 230, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BBE6F9 is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 90.2% green and 97.6% blue (187, 230, 249).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 84% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Breaking the Ice (#B8E4F5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.8:1).

#BBE6F9 color codes

HEX	`#BBE6F9`
RGB	`rgb(187, 230, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 90.2%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 84%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 25%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 8%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.92, -9.74, -13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.92, 16.87, 234.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.884, 73.995, 100.415)`
Decimal	`12314361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBE6F9, 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 #BBE6F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBE6F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.8:1	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 #BBE6F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbe6f9; }
.text { color: #bbe6f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbe6f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 230 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbe6f9, #bbc7f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBE6F9?: #BBE6F9 is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Breaking the Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBE6F9?: The RGB value is 187, 230, 249: 187 red, 230 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBE6F9?: The complementary color is #F9CEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBE6F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.8:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.