Palettes / Colors / #BBEBEE

#BBEBEE — Pale Teal

#BBEBEE 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 #BBEBEE 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.

#BBEBEE 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 #EEBDBA; it also sits naturally between #BAEED7 and #BAD0EE. 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 92% · Blue 93%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBEBEE

.text { color: #BBEBEE; }
.background { background-color: #BBEBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBEBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 235, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBEBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 235, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBEBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 235, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BBEBEE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEBDBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBEBEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBEBEE

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 #BBEBEE 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 #BBEBEE 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

← #BBEBED  ·  #BBEBEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBEBEE?

#BBEBEE is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 235, 238). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBEBEE?

#BBEBEE is RGB 187, 235, 238 — HSL 184°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 21%, 1%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BBEBEE?

Its complement is #EEBDBA; analogous partners are #BAEED7 and #BAD0EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBEBEE for text?

Black text on #BBEBEE has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.