Palettes / Colors / #BBF2FB

#BBF2FB — Pale Vivid Teal

#BBF2FB is a teal color we call Pale Vivid 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 #BBF2FB 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.

#BBF2FB 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 #FBC4BC; it also sits naturally between #BCFBE4 and #BCD3FB. 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 95% · Blue 98%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBF2FB

.text { color: #BBF2FB; }
.background { background-color: #BBF2FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBF2FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 242, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBF2FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 242, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBF2FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 242, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBF2FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBF2FB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBC4BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBF2FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBF2FB

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 #BBF2FB 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 #BBF2FB 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 #BBF2FB?

#BBF2FB is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 242, 251). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBF2FB?

#BBF2FB is RGB 187, 242, 251 — HSL 188°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 25%, 4%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BBF2FB?

Its complement is #FBC4BC; analogous partners are #BCFBE4 and #BCD3FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBF2FB for text?

Black text on #BBF2FB has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.