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#BBF2E2 — Pale Teal

#BBF2E2 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 #BBF2E2 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.

#BBF2E2 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 #F2BACA; it also sits naturally between #BAF2C6 and #BAE6F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BBF2E2 · RGB 187, 242, 226

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Color values

HEX#BBF2E2
RGB187, 242, 226
HSL163°, 68%, 84%
HSV163°, 23%, 95%
CMYK23%, 0%, 7%, 5%
XYZ65.97, 79.56, 83.83
Yxy79.56, 0.2876, 0.3469
CIE-Lab91.49, -20.60, 2.02
Hunter Lab89.20, -19.61, 1.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 95% · Blue 89%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BBF2E2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BBF2E2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BBF2E2

.text { color: #BBF2E2; }
.background { background-color: #BBF2E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBF2E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 242, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 68%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBF2E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 242, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBF2E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 242, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBF2E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBF2E2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBF2E2

#98EBD4#76E5C5#54DEB7#31D8A9#24BC91#1D9A77#17785C#105642#0A3328#03110D

Tints of #BBF2E2

#BFF3E4#C3F4E6#CCF5E9#D0F6EB#D4F7ED#D8F8EF#DDF8F1#E5FAF4#EAFBF6#EEFCF8

Tones of #BBF2E2

#BFEEE0#C2EADF#C6E6DD#CAE2DB#CEDEDA#D2DAD8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2BACA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #BBF2E2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBF2E2

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 #BBF2E2: ·

How #BBF2E2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D3D3E6Deuteranopia · #D0CCE7Tritanopia · #BEE9EA

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 #BBF2E2 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ruby Twilight
#8E0E27 · #EB3447 · #4FEECF · #B7F3E4
Mellow Ruby Voyage
#A7193F · #E863A3 · #63E8C3 · #BAF0E6
Frozen Petal
#BBF7E2 · #4AE8B1 · #1AC288 · #0C5038
Dreamy Mirage
#18A27E · #8D1AB6 · #E0B027 · #B7EDE1
Palette Eb6383
#EB6383 · #FA9191 · #FFE9C5 · #B4F2E1
Palette B9eddd
#B9EDDD · #87CBB9 · #569DAA · #577D86

Similar colors

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

#B7F3E4#BAF0E6#BBF7E2#B7EDE1#B4F2E1#B9EDDD#C1ECE4#B5F7E6#C2EFE7#BEEBE9#B6F0D9#B4EBE6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBF2E1  ·  #BBF2E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBF2E2?

#BBF2E2 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 242, 226). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBF2E2?

#BBF2E2 is RGB 187, 242, 226 — HSL 163°, 68%, 84% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 7%, 5%.

What colors go with #BBF2E2?

Its complement is #F2BACA; analogous partners are #BAF2C6 and #BAE6F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBF2E2 for text?

Black text on #BBF2E2 has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.