#BBFFFA

A color in the Cyan, Emerald family

#bbfffa is a color in the Cyan, Emerald family: RGB(187, 255, 250), HSL(176°, 100%, 87%), CMYK(27%, 0%, 2%, 0%). Closest named color: lightcyan. Contrast is 1.12:1 on white and 18.8:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#bbfffa
RGBrgb(187 255 250)
RGB (legacy)rgb(187, 255, 250)
RGB %rgb(73% 100% 98%)
HSLhsl(176 100% 87%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176, 27%, 100%)
HWBhwb(176 73% 0%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 2%, 0%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(95.39 -22.64 -4.8)
LCHlch(95.39 23.14 191.96)
OKLaboklab(0.9536 -0.0666 -0.0122)
OKLCHoklch(0.9536 0.0677 190.39)
Decimal12320762

Properties

Color ToneCyan, Emerald
Closest named colorlightcyan ΔE 4.3
Closest web-safe color#ccffff
Hue176°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)100% / 27%
Lightness (HSL)87%
Brightness or Value (HSV)100%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)92% / 94%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.8899
Red / Green / Blue187 / 255 / 250

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.12:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
18.80:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 0 / -99.6 · As background with white / black text: Lc 0 / 98.5

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #bbfffa;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(95.36% 0.0677 190.39);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(187 255 250 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#bbfffa] text-[#bbfffa] border-[#bbfffa]">