What color is #BEEBFF?

#BEEBFF 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 #BEEBFF?

The RGB value is 190, 235, 255: 190 red, 235 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEEBFF?

The complementary color is #FFD2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEEBFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEEBFF color

#BEEBFF rgb(190, 235, 255)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 92.2% green and 100% blue (190, 235, 255).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Breaking the Ice (#B8E4F5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.52:1).

#BEEBFF color codes

HEX	`#BEEBFF`
RGB	`rgb(190, 235, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 92.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 8%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.59, -10.09, -14.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.59, 17.58, 235)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.988, 77.581, 105.928)`
Decimal	`12512255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEEBFF, 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 #BEEBFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEEBFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.52:1	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 #BEEBFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beebff; }
.text { color: #beebff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beebff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 235 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beebff, #becbff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEEBFF?: #BEEBFF 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 #BEEBFF?: The RGB value is 190, 235, 255: 190 red, 235 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEEBFF?: The complementary color is #FFD2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEEBFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.