Palettes / Colors / #B9FDEB

#B9FDEB — Pale Vivid Teal

#B9FDEB is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#B9FDEB 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 #FDBACC; it also sits naturally between #BAFDC9 and #BAEDFD. 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 99% · Blue 92%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #B9FDEB

.text { color: #B9FDEB; }
.background { background-color: #B9FDEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B9FDEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(185, 253, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(164, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B9FDEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(185, 253, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B9FDEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(185, 253, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B9FDEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B9FDEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B9FDEB

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Tones of #B9FDEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDBACC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B9FDEB: #000000.

How #B9FDEB 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 #B9FDEB or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B9FDEA  ·  #B9FDEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B9FDEB?

#B9FDEB is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 185, 253, 235). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B9FDEB?

#B9FDEB is RGB 185, 253, 235 — HSL 164°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 7%, 1%.

What colors go with #B9FDEB?

Its complement is #FDBACC; analogous partners are #BAFDC9 and #BAEDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B9FDEB for text?

Black text on #B9FDEB has a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.