Palettes / Colors / #B4E1EB

#B4E1EB — Light Teal

#B4E1EB is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#B4E1EB 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 #EBBDB2; it also sits naturally between #B2EBD9 and #B2C4EB. 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 71% · Green 88% · Blue 92%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B4E1EB

.text { color: #B4E1EB; }
.background { background-color: #B4E1EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4E1EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 225, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 58%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4E1EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 225, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4E1EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 225, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B4E1EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4E1EB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBBDB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B4E1EB: #000000.

How #B4E1EB 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 #B4E1EB

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B4E1EB 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 #B4E1EB?

#B4E1EB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 180, 225, 235). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B4E1EB?

#B4E1EB is RGB 180, 225, 235 — HSL 191°, 58%, 81% — CMYK 23%, 4%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #B4E1EB?

Its complement is #EBBDB2; analogous partners are #B2EBD9 and #B2C4EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B4E1EB for text?

Black text on #B4E1EB has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.