What color is #BBECEA?

#BBECEA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBECEA?

The RGB value is 187, 236, 234: 187 red, 236 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBECEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBECEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBECEA color

#BBECEA rgb(187, 236, 234)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BBECEA is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 92.5% green and 91.8% blue (187, 236, 234).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 56% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#BBECEA color codes

HEX	`#BBECEA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 236, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 92.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 56%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 21%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.09, -16, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.09, 16.54, 194.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.336, 76.494, 89.148)`
Decimal	`12315882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBECEA, 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 #BBECEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBECEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	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 #BBECEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbecea; }
.text { color: #bbecea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbecea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 236 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbecea, #bbd5ec); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BBECEA?: #BBECEA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBECEA?: The RGB value is 187, 236, 234: 187 red, 236 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBECEA?: The complementary color is #ECBBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBECEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.