Close to Pale Turquoise
#BBF9EE
#BBF9EE is a very light, vivid teal, close to the color Pale Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 97.6% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 169°, with 84% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBF9EE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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17.90:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBF9EE as they’d see it.
#BBF9EE in use
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Questions about #BBF9EE
What color is #BBF9EE?
#BBF9EE is a very light, vivid teal, close to the color Pale Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 97.6% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 169°, with 84% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBF9EE in RGB?
#BBF9EE is rgb(187, 249, 238): 187 red, 249 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBF9EE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(25, 0, 4, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBF9EE?
PANTONE 331 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBF9EE?
Its complement #FFE7EB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.