Palettes / Colors / #B1FDFD

#B1FDFD — Pale Vivid Teal

#B1FDFD is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #B1FDFD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B1FDFD 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 #FDAFAF; it also sits naturally between #AFFDD6 and #AFD6FD. 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 99% · Blue 99%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B1FDFD

.text { color: #B1FDFD; }
.background { background-color: #B1FDFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B1FDFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(177, 253, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B1FDFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(177, 253, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B1FDFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(177, 253, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B1FDFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B1FDFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDAFAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B1FDFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B1FDFD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B1FDFD 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 #B1FDFD 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 #B1FDFD?

#B1FDFD is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 177, 253, 253). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B1FDFD?

#B1FDFD is RGB 177, 253, 253 — HSL 180°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 30%, 0%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #B1FDFD?

Its complement is #FDAFAF; analogous partners are #AFFDD6 and #AFD6FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B1FDFD for text?

Black text on #B1FDFD has a contrast ratio of 18.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.