Palettes / Colors / #B9EFEA

#B9EFEA — Pale Teal

#B9EFEA 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 #B9EFEA 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.

#B9EFEA 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 #EFB8BE; it also sits naturally between #B8EFCE and #B8D9EF. 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 73% · Green 94% · Blue 92%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B9EFEA

.text { color: #B9EFEA; }
.background { background-color: #B9EFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B9EFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(185, 239, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 63%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B9EFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(185, 239, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B9EFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(185, 239, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B9EFEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B9EFEA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFB8BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B9EFEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B9EFEA

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 #B9EFEA 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 #B9EFEA 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 #B9EFEA?

#B9EFEA is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 185, 239, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B9EFEA?

#B9EFEA is RGB 185, 239, 234 — HSL 174°, 63%, 83% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 2%, 6%.

What colors go with #B9EFEA?

Its complement is #EFB8BE; analogous partners are #B8EFCE and #B8D9EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B9EFEA for text?

Black text on #B9EFEA has a contrast ratio of 16.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.