What color is #BBF4FF?

#BBF4FF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pale Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBF4FF?

The RGB value is 187, 244, 255: 187 red, 244 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBF4FF?

The complementary color is #FFC6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBF4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBF4FF color

#BBF4FF rgb(187, 244, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BBF4FF is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 95.7% green and 100% blue (187, 244, 255).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pale Sky (#BDF6FE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#BBF4FF color codes

HEX	`#BBF4FF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 244, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 95.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 4%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.79, -15.48, -11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.79, 19.07, 215.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.889, 82.483, 106.774)`
Decimal	`12317951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBF4FF, 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 #BBF4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBF4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	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 #BBF4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbf4ff; }
.text { color: #bbf4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbf4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 244 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbf4ff, #bbd2ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBF4FF?: #BBF4FF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pale Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBF4FF?: The RGB value is 187, 244, 255: 187 red, 244 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBF4FF?: The complementary color is #FFC6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBF4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.