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#B2EEEF — Pale Teal

#B2EEEF 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 #B2EEEF 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.

#B2EEEF 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 #EFB4B3; it also sits naturally between #B3EFD2 and #B3D0EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#B2EEEF · RGB 178, 238, 239

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Color values

HEX#B2EEEF
RGB178, 238, 239
HSL181°, 66%, 82%
HSV181°, 26%, 94%
CMYK26%, 0%, 0%, 6%
XYZ64.51, 76.85, 93.09
Yxy76.85, 0.2752, 0.3278
CIE-Lab90.25, -18.56, -6.63
Hunter Lab87.66, -17.64, -6.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 93% · Blue 94%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #B2EEEF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #B2EEEF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #B2EEEF

.text { color: #B2EEEF; }
.background { background-color: #B2EEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B2EEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 238, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 66%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B2EEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 238, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B2EEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 238, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B2EEEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B2EEEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B2EEEF

#91E7E8#6FE0E2#51D9DB#30D2D5#25B4B6#1E9294#177172#115455#0A3233#031111

Tints of #B2EEEF

#B7EFF0#C0F1F2#C4F2F3#CCF4F5#D0F5F5#D5F6F6#DDF8F8#E1F9F9#EAFAFB#EEFBFC

Tones of #B2EEEF

#B7EAEB#BCE6E7#C0E2E3#C4DEDE#C8DADA#CDD5D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFB4B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #B2EEEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B2EEEF

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 #B2EEEF: ·

How #B2EEEF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCDEFDeuteranopia · #C9C4EFTritanopia · #B5EFEF

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 #B2EEEF rather than the exact color:

Royal Ruby Cinder
#BD1D1A · #E96962 · #56E5E7 · #B0EFEE
Palette 00bcd4
#00BCD4 · #B2EBF2 · #FF5722 · #DD2C00
Palette B5eaea
#B5EAEA · #EDF6E5 · #FFBCBC · #F38BA0
Gentle Ruby Summit
#BAEFC2 · #BAECEF · #ABADEF · #E5AFEC
Palette B1f0f7
#B1F0F7 · #81BFDA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A
Honey Ruby Monsoon
#33AF14 · #29E753 · #5EEDBB · #ACF0F6

Similar colors

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

#B0EFEE#B2EBF2#B5EAEA#BAECEF#B1F0F7#ACF0F6#B3E9E7#B4EBE6#B9F5F2#B1F6F7#B9E8E8#BAE8E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B2EEEE  ·  #B2EEF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B2EEEF?

#B2EEEF is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 178, 238, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B2EEEF?

#B2EEEF is RGB 178, 238, 239 — HSL 181°, 66%, 82% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #B2EEEF?

Its complement is #EFB4B3; analogous partners are #B3EFD2 and #B3D0EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B2EEEF for text?

Black text on #B2EEEF has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.