#bbdddd

Color #bbdddd

A muted very light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 5.22 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbdddd

RGB

rgb(187, 221, 221)

HSL

hsl(180, 33.3%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 15.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.4%, 0%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(85.75, -11.12, -3.74)

LCH

lch(85.75, 11.73, 198.59)

OKLCH

oklch(87.3%, 0.0358, 196.56)

HWB

hwb(180, 73.3%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddbbbb

Analogous

#bbddcc

#bbdddd

#bbccdd

Triadic

#bbdddd

#ddbbdd

#ddddbb

Split-complementary

#bbdddd

#ddbbcc

#ddccbb

Tetradic

#bbdddd

#bbbbdd

#ddbbbb

#ddddbb

Square

#bbdddd

#ccbbdd

#ddbbbb

#ccddbb

Shades

Color #bbdddd mixed toward black.

#8ec6c6

#60b0b0

#448888

#2d5b5b

#172d2d

Tints

Color #bbdddd mixed toward white.

#c6e3e3

#d2e8e8

#ddeeee

#e8f4f4

#f4f9f9

Tones

Color #bbdddd mixed toward gray.

#bedada

#c1d7d7

#c4d4d4

#c6d2d2

#c9cfcf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbdd · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#c9c6dd · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#bddddd · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#d6d6d6 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbdddd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbdddd]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#bbdddd (#bbdddd) is rgb(187, 221, 221) in RGB.

No, #bbdddd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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