Palettes / Colors / #B3FEED
#B3FEED — Pale Vivid Teal
#B3FEED 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 #B3FEED 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.
#B3FEED 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 #FEB4C5; it also sits naturally between #B4FEC7 and #B4EAFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #B3FEED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 179, 254, 237 |
| HSL | 166°, 97%, 85% |
| HSV | 166°, 30%, 100% |
| CMYK | 30%, 0%, 7%, 0% |
| XYZ | 69.32, 86.58, 93.18 |
| Yxy | 86.58, 0.2783, 0.3476 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.56, -26.49, 0.74 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.05, -25.29, 0.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 70% · Green 100% · Blue 93%
Cyan 30% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #B3FEED
.text { color: #B3FEED; }
.background { background-color: #B3FEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B3FEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 254, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(166, 97%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B3FEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 254, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B3FEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 254, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#B3FEED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B3FEED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEB4C5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.32:1 AAA |
Best text color on #B3FEED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B3FEED
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #B3FEED: ·
How #B3FEED 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 #B3FEED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #B3FEED?
#B3FEED is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 179, 254, 237). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #B3FEED?
#B3FEED is RGB 179, 254, 237 — HSL 166°, 97%, 85% — CMYK 30%, 0%, 7%, 0%.
What colors go with #B3FEED?
Its complement is #FEB4C5; analogous partners are #B4FEC7 and #B4EAFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #B3FEED for text?
Black text on #B3FEED has a contrast ratio of 18.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.