Palettes / Colors / #B3FCFF

#B3FCFF — Pale Vivid Teal

#B3FCFF is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#B3FCFF 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 #FFB5B3; it also sits naturally between #B3FFDB and #B3D6FF. 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 70% · Green 99% · Blue 100%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B3FCFF

.text { color: #B3FCFF; }
.background { background-color: #B3FCFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B3FCFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 252, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B3FCFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 252, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B3FCFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 252, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B3FCFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B3FCFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B3FCFF

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Tones of #B3FCFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFB5B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B3FCFF: #000000.

How #B3FCFF 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 #B3FCFF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B3FCFE  ·  #B3FD00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B3FCFF?

#B3FCFF is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 179, 252, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B3FCFF?

#B3FCFF is RGB 179, 252, 255 — HSL 182°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 30%, 1%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #B3FCFF?

Its complement is #FFB5B3; analogous partners are #B3FFDB and #B3D6FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B3FCFF for text?

Black text on #B3FCFF has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.