#BBF9E6
Closest named color: Pale Aqua (#B8FFEB). oklch(93.5% 0.067 173.9), rgb(187, 249, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (17.80:1).
About this color
#BBF9E6 is a very light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.067 and its hue 174°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Aqua (#B8FFEB), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.80:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | very light (94%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.067) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Pale Aqua (#B8FFEB) |
| Black text | 17.80:1 |
| White text | 1.17:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BBF9E6 |
| RGB | rgb(187, 249, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 84%, 85%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.5% 0.067 173.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #BBF9E6 | 1.17:1 | Fails | Lc -10.1 | Not readable |
| Black text on #BBF9E6 | 17.80:1 | AAA | Lc 94.9 | Preferred for body text |
| #BBF9E6 text on white | 1.17:1 | Fails | Lc 8.6 | Not readable |
| #BBF9E6 text on black | 17.80:1 | AAA | Lc -95.7 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.
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Step 50
50
#EEF8F5
oklch(97.1% 0.011 176.3)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#BBF9E6
oklch(93.5% 0.067 173.9)
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Step 200
200
#B9E4D7
oklch(88.5% 0.048 174.8)
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Step 300
300
#82D3BC
oklch(80.8% 0.087 174)
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Step 400
400
#00BB9A
oklch(70.7% 0.134 174)
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Step 500
500
#00A084
oklch(63% 0.119 174.3)
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Step 600
600
#00876E
oklch(55.6% 0.106 173.6)
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Step 700
700
#00725D
oklch(49.3% 0.094 174)
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Step 800
800
#005D4B
oklch(42.7% 0.081 173.5)
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Step 900
900
#004E3F
oklch(37.8% 0.072 174.1)
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Step 950
950
#002E24
oklch(26.9% 0.051 173.7)
#BBF9E6 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F5F1E5 | 0.071 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #E9E9E7 | 0.067 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #ABFAF3 | 0.022 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #ECECEC | 0.068 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BBF9E6
#BBF9E6
oklch(93.5% 0.067 173.9)
- #FFE0EB
#FFE0EB
oklch(93.5% 0.037 354.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #BBF9E6, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pale Aqua #B8FFEB ΔE 0.015
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.022
- Pale Cyan #B7FFFA ΔE 0.026
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.027
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.035
- Pale Sky Blue #BDF6FE ΔE 0.037
- Pale Turquoise #AFEEEE ΔE 0.038
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.043
Use #BBF9E6 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.