Palettes / Colors / #BBF6DB

#BBF6DB — Pale Green

#BBF6DB is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #BBF6DB 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.

#BBF6DB is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #F6BBD6; it also sits naturally between #BBF6BE and #BBF3F6. 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 96% · Blue 86%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBF6DB

.text { color: #BBF6DB; }
.background { background-color: #BBF6DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBF6DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 246, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(153, 77%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBF6DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 246, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBF6DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 246, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBF6DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBF6DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6BBD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBF6DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBF6DB

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 #BBF6DB 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 #BBF6DB 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 #BBF6DB?

#BBF6DB is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 187, 246, 219). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBF6DB?

#BBF6DB is RGB 187, 246, 219 — HSL 153°, 77%, 85% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 11%, 4%.

What colors go with #BBF6DB?

Its complement is #F6BBD6; analogous partners are #BBF6BE and #BBF3F6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBF6DB for text?

Black text on #BBF6DB has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.