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#BBEAFC Color

#BBEAFC is rgb(187, 234, 252) in RGB, hsl(197, 92%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 7%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBEAFC
HEX#BBEAFC
RGBrgb(187, 234, 252)
HSLhsl(197, 92%, 86%)
HSVhsv(197, 26%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 7%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(91% 0.054 223.2)
LABlab(89.83% -12.69 -13.98)
LCHlch(89.83% 18.88 227.77)

What #BBEAFC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BBEAFC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#BBEAFC Channel Values

How #BBEAFC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 187 · G 234 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 92% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 26% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBEAFC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BBEAFC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBEAFC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BBEAFC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBEAFC.

How #BBEAFC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BBEAFC
Protanopia#E3E3FC
Protanomaly#D4E6FC
Deuteranopia#DCDCFD
Deuteranomaly#D0E2FD
Tritanopia#B8ECEC
Tritanomaly#B9EBF3
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBEAFC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bbeafc: #BBEAFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBEAFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbeafc': '#BBEAFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.918, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_bbeafc">#BBEAFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBEAFC"

More Teal Colors

#BBEAFC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBEAFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBEAFC?

#BBEAFC is a lightest teal — rgb(187, 234, 252) in RGB and hsl(197, 92%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #BBEAFC?

#BBEAFC is rgb(187, 234, 252) — red 187, green 234, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBEAFC?

#BBEAFC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 7%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBEAFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBEAFC scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBEAFC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBEAFC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 6.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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