Palettes / Colors / #B4EEF1
#B4EEF1 — Pale Teal
#B4EEF1 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 #B4EEF1 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.
#B4EEF1 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 #F2B9B6; it also sits naturally between #B6F2D7 and #B6D1F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #B4EEF1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 180, 238, 241 |
| HSL | 183°, 69%, 83% |
| HSV | 183°, 25%, 95% |
| CMYK | 25%, 1%, 0%, 5% |
| XYZ | 65.27, 77.20, 94.68 |
| Yxy | 77.20, 0.2752, 0.3255 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.42, -17.55, -7.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.87, -16.73, -7.44 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 71% · Green 93% · Blue 95%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #B4EEF1
.text { color: #B4EEF1; }
.background { background-color: #B4EEF1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4EEF1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 238, 241); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 69%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4EEF1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 238, 241, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4EEF1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 238, 241, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#B4EEF1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4EEF1">Div content here</div>
Shades of #B4EEF1
Tints of #B4EEF1
Tones of #B4EEF1
Color harmonies
Complementary — #F2B9B6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #B4EEF1: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B4EEF1
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 #B4EEF1: ·
How #B4EEF1 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 #B4EEF1 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 #B4EEF1?
#B4EEF1 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 180, 238, 241). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #B4EEF1?
#B4EEF1 is RGB 180, 238, 241 — HSL 183°, 69%, 83% — CMYK 25%, 1%, 0%, 5%.
What colors go with #B4EEF1?
Its complement is #F2B9B6; analogous partners are #B6F2D7 and #B6D1F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #B4EEF1 for text?
Black text on #B4EEF1 has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.