What color is #BBECF5?

#BBECF5 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tip of the Iceberg. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBECF5?

The RGB value is 187, 236, 245: 187 red, 236 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBECF5?

The complementary color is #F5C4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBECF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBECF5 color

#BBECF5 rgb(187, 236, 245)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BBECF5 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 92.5% green and 96.1% blue (187, 236, 245).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 74% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Tip of the Iceberg (#BBE4EA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#BBECF5 color codes

HEX	`#BBECF5`
RGB	`rgb(187, 236, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 92.5%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 74%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 24%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 4%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.39, -13.66, -9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.39, 16.64, 214.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.965, 77.146, 97.731)`
Decimal	`12315893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBECF5, 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 #BBECF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBECF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	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 #BBECF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbecf5; }
.text { color: #bbecf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbecf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 236 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbecf5, #bbcff5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BBECF5?: #BBECF5 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tip of the Iceberg. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBECF5?: The RGB value is 187, 236, 245: 187 red, 236 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBECF5?: The complementary color is #F5C4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBECF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.