Palettes / Colors / #BBF7EB

#BBF7EB — Pale Vivid Teal

#BBF7EB is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#BBF7EB 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 #F7BBC7; it also sits naturally between #BBF7CD and #BBE5F7. 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 97% · Blue 92%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBF7EB

.text { color: #BBF7EB; }
.background { background-color: #BBF7EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBF7EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 247, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 79%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBF7EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 247, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBF7EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 247, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBF7EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBF7EB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F7BBC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBF7EB: #000000.

How #BBF7EB 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 #BBF7EB 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 #BBF7EB?

#BBF7EB is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 247, 235). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBF7EB?

#BBF7EB is RGB 187, 247, 235 — HSL 168°, 79%, 85% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 5%, 3%.

What colors go with #BBF7EB?

Its complement is #F7BBC7; analogous partners are #BBF7CD and #BBE5F7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBF7EB for text?

Black text on #BBF7EB has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.