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#B4EAEF — Pale Teal

#B4EAEF is a teal color we call Pale 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 #B4EAEF 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.

#B4EAEF 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 #EFB8B3; it also sits naturally between #B3EFD6 and #B3CCEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#B4EAEF · RGB 180, 234, 239

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Color values

HEX#B4EAEF
RGB180, 234, 239
HSL185°, 65%, 82%
HSV185°, 25%, 94%
CMYK25%, 2%, 0%, 6%
XYZ63.83, 74.78, 92.73
Yxy74.78, 0.2759, 0.3233
CIE-Lab89.29, -15.99, -8.04
Hunter Lab86.48, -15.21, -8.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 71% · Green 92% · Blue 94%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #B4EAEF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #B4EAEF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #B4EAEF

.text { color: #B4EAEF; }
.background { background-color: #B4EAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4EAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 234, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 65%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4EAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 234, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4EAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 234, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B4EAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4EAEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B4EAEF

#92E1E8#70D7E1#52CFDA#31C6D3#26A9B5#1F8A93#186A72#124F54#0B2F32#041011

Tints of #B4EAEF

#B7EBF0#C0EDF2#C4EFF3#CDF1F4#D1F2F5#D5F3F6#DDF6F8#E2F7F9#EAF9FB#EEFAFB

Tones of #B4EAEF

#B7E7EB#BCE3E6#C0DFE2#C4DCDE#C8D8DA#CDD5D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFB8B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #B4EAEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B4EAEF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #B4EAEF: ·

How #B4EAEF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CBCCEEDeuteranopia · #C8C4EETritanopia · #B7EDED

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B4EAEF rather than the exact color:

Palette 00bcd4
#00BCD4 · #B2EBF2 · #FF5722 · #DD2C00
Palette B5eaea
#B5EAEA · #EDF6E5 · #FFBCBC · #F38BA0
Gentle Ruby Summit
#BAEFC2 · #BAECEF · #ABADEF · #E5AFEC
Royal Ruby Cinder
#BD1D1A · #E96962 · #56E5E7 · #B0EFEE
Serene Meadow
#B9E4EE · #81CADA · #34A6C0 · #11343B
Wild Whisper
#7F3612 · #EC8E78 · #31A8E2 · #B8E3F0

Similar colors

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

#B2EBF2#B5EAEA#BAECEF#B0EFEE#B9E4EE#B8E3F0#B3E9E7#B6E3EA#B9E8E8#B4EBE6#BDE9F1#BAE8E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B4EAEE  ·  #B4EAF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B4EAEF?

#B4EAEF is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 180, 234, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B4EAEF?

#B4EAEF is RGB 180, 234, 239 — HSL 185°, 65%, 82% — CMYK 25%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #B4EAEF?

Its complement is #EFB8B3; analogous partners are #B3EFD6 and #B3CCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B4EAEF for text?

Black text on #B4EAEF has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.