Palettes / Colors / #BBFAFB

#BBFAFB — Pale Vivid Teal

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

#BBFAFB 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 #FBBDBC; it also sits naturally between #BCFBDC and #BCDAFB. 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 98% · Blue 98%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBFAFB

.text { color: #BBFAFB; }
.background { background-color: #BBFAFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFAFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 250, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFAFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 250, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFAFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 250, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BBFAFB

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Tones of #BBFAFB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBBDBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBFAFB: #000000.

How #BBFAFB 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 #BBFAFB or a close neighbour

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 #BBFAFB?

#BBFAFB is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 250, 251). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFAFB?

#BBFAFB is RGB 187, 250, 251 — HSL 181°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BBFAFB?

Its complement is #FBBDBC; analogous partners are #BCFBDC and #BCDAFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFAFB for text?

Black text on #BBFAFB has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.