Palettes / Colors / #B1EDED

#B1EDED — Light Teal

#B1EDED is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#B1EDED is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EDB0B0; it also sits naturally between #B0EDCF and #B0CFED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 93% · Blue 93%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B1EDED

.text { color: #B1EDED; }
.background { background-color: #B1EDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B1EDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(177, 237, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 63%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B1EDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(177, 237, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B1EDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(177, 237, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B1EDED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B1EDED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDB0B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B1EDED: #000000.

How #B1EDED looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B1EDED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B1EDED?

#B1EDED is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 177, 237, 237). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B1EDED?

#B1EDED is RGB 177, 237, 237 — HSL 180°, 63%, 81% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #B1EDED?

Its complement is #EDB0B0; analogous partners are #B0EDCF and #B0CFED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B1EDED for text?

Black text on #B1EDED has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.