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#BBEFEC

#bbefec ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbefec is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 93.73% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.26% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 176.54°, with 61.9% saturation and 83.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 2.25.

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Relative luminance0.7835

Complementary

  1. #bbefec
  2. #efbbbe

Split complementary

  1. #bbefec
  2. #efbbd8
  3. #efd2bb

Analogous

  1. #bbefd2
  2. #bbefec
  3. #bbd8ef

Triadic

  1. #bbefec
  2. #ecbbef
  3. #efecbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbefec
  2. #bbbeef
  3. #efbbbe
  4. #efecbb

Square

  1. #bbefec
  2. #d2bbef
  3. #efbbbe
  4. #d8efbb

Monochromatic

  1. #3fd2c9
  2. #7de0db
  3. #bbefec
  4. #eefbfa
  5. #eefbfa

Shades

#bbefec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbefec
  2. #a8d7d4
  3. #96bfbd
  4. #83a7a5
  5. #708f8e
  6. #5e7876
  7. #4b605e
  8. #384847
  9. #25302f
  10. #131818
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbefec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbefec
  2. #c2f1ee
  3. #c9f2f0
  4. #cff4f2
  5. #d6f5f4
  6. #ddf7f6
  7. #e4f9f7
  8. #ebfaf9
  9. #f1fcfb
  10. #f8fdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbefec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbefec
  2. #b5e4e1
  3. #afd9d6
  4. #a9cecc
  5. #a3c3c1
  6. #9eb8b6
  7. #98acab
  8. #92a1a0
  9. #8c9696
  10. #868b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5e9e8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9e9ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfe2ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abf2ee ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8ecec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1e7ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2f1ed ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbefec {
  color: #bbefec;
}
Background
.bg-bbefec {
  background-color: #bbefec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbefec {
  border: 2px solid #bbefec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbefec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 239 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 62% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbefec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbefec, #bbd8ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbefec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 239 236 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 2.25 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 4.87 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.04 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 6.89 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.45 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.97 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.20 #441013 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#bbefec  rgb(187, 239, 236)  hsl(177, 62%, 84%)  Pale Turquoise
#efbbbe  rgb(239, 187, 190)  hsl(357, 62%, 84%)  Baby Pink
#ecbbef  rgb(236, 187, 239)  hsl(297, 62%, 84%)  Plum
#efecbb  rgb(239, 236, 187)  hsl(57, 62%, 84%)  Blond