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#B2EBEF — Pale Teal

#B2EBEF is a teal color we call Pale 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 #B2EBEF 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.

#B2EBEF 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 #EFB7B3; it also sits naturally between #B3EFD5 and #B3CDEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#B2EBEF · RGB 178, 235, 239

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Color values

HEX#B2EBEF
RGB178, 235, 239
HSL184°, 66%, 82%
HSV184°, 26%, 94%
CMYK26%, 2%, 0%, 6%
XYZ63.65, 75.11, 92.81
Yxy75.11, 0.2749, 0.3244
CIE-Lab89.45, -17.07, -7.82
Hunter Lab86.67, -16.20, -7.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 92% · Blue 94%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #B2EBEF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #B2EBEF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #B2EBEF

.text { color: #B2EBEF; }
.background { background-color: #B2EBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B2EBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 235, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 66%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B2EBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 235, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B2EBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 235, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B2EBEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B2EBEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B2EBEF

#91E3E8#6FDAE2#51D2DB#30CAD5#25ACB6#1E8C94#176C72#115055#0A3033#031011

Tints of #B2EBEF

#B7ECF0#C0EFF2#C4F0F3#CCF2F5#D0F3F5#D5F4F6#DDF6F8#E1F7F9#EAFAFB#EEFBFC

Tones of #B2EBEF

#B7E8EB#BCE4E7#C0E0E3#C4DCDE#C8D9DA#CDD5D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFB7B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #B2EBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B2EBEF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #B2EBEF: ·

How #B2EBEF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CBCBEEDeuteranopia · #C7C3EETritanopia · #B5EDED

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B2EBEF rather than the exact color:

Palette 00bcd4
#00BCD4 · #B2EBF2 · #FF5722 · #DD2C00
Royal Ruby Cinder
#BD1D1A · #E96962 · #56E5E7 · #B0EFEE
Palette B5eaea
#B5EAEA · #EDF6E5 · #FFBCBC · #F38BA0
Gentle Ruby Summit
#BAEFC2 · #BAECEF · #ABADEF · #E5AFEC
Frozen Ruby Opal
#8B2D1D · #D94B59 · #2FBCD4 · #B3E9E7
Palette 80cbc4
#80CBC4 · #B4EBE6 · #FBF8EF · #FFB433

Similar colors

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

#B2EBF2#B0EFEE#B5EAEA#BAECEF#B3E9E7#B4EBE6#B1F0F7#B9E4EE#B8E3F0#B6E3EA#B9E8E8#ACF0F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B2EBEE  ·  #B2EBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B2EBEF?

#B2EBEF is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 178, 235, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B2EBEF?

#B2EBEF is RGB 178, 235, 239 — HSL 184°, 66%, 82% — CMYK 26%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #B2EBEF?

Its complement is #EFB7B3; analogous partners are #B3EFD5 and #B3CDEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B2EBEF for text?

Black text on #B2EBEF has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.