Palettes / Colors / #B3FFFD

#B3FFFD — Pale Vivid Teal

#B3FFFD is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#B3FFFD 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 #FFB3B5; it also sits naturally between #B3FFD6 and #B3DBFF. 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 99%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #B3FFFD

.text { color: #B3FFFD; }
.background { background-color: #B3FFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B3FFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 255, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B3FFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 255, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B3FFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 255, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B3FFFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B3FFFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFB3B5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B3FFFD: #000000.

How #B3FFFD 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 #B3FFFD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B3FFFD?

#B3FFFD is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 179, 255, 253). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B3FFFD?

#B3FFFD is RGB 179, 255, 253 — HSL 178°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 30%, 0%, 1%, 0%.

What colors go with #B3FFFD?

Its complement is #FFB3B5; analogous partners are #B3FFD6 and #B3DBFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B3FFFD for text?

Black text on #B3FFFD has a contrast ratio of 18.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.