Palettes / Colors / #B3FFEF

#B3FFEF — Pale Vivid Teal

#B3FFEF 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 #B3FFEF 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.

#B3FFEF 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 #FFB3C3; it also sits naturally between #B3FFC8 and #B3E9FF. 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 100% · Blue 94%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B3FFEF

.text { color: #B3FFEF; }
.background { background-color: #B3FFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B3FFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 255, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B3FFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 255, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B3FFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 255, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B3FFEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B3FFEF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFB3C3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B3FFEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B3FFEF

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 #B3FFEF 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 #B3FFEF 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

← #B3FFEE  ·  #B3FFF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B3FFEF?

#B3FFEF is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 179, 255, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B3FFEF?

#B3FFEF is RGB 179, 255, 239 — HSL 167°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 30%, 0%, 6%, 0%.

What colors go with #B3FFEF?

Its complement is #FFB3C3; analogous partners are #B3FFC8 and #B3E9FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B3FFEF for text?

Black text on #B3FFEF has a contrast ratio of 18.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.