Palettes / Colors / #BBFBF3

#BBFBF3 — Pale Vivid Teal

#BBFBF3 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 #BBFBF3 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.

#BBFBF3 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 #FBBCC3; it also sits naturally between #BCFBD4 and #BCE3FB. 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 95%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBFBF3

.text { color: #BBFBF3; }
.background { background-color: #BBFBF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFBF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 251, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFBF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 251, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFBF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 251, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBFBF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFBF3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBBCC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBFBF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFBF3

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 #BBFBF3 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 #BBFBF3 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

← #BBFBF2  ·  #BBFBF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBFBF3?

#BBFBF3 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 251, 243). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFBF3?

#BBFBF3 is RGB 187, 251, 243 — HSL 173°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 3%, 2%.

What colors go with #BBFBF3?

Its complement is #FBBCC3; analogous partners are #BCFBD4 and #BCE3FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFBF3 for text?

Black text on #BBFBF3 has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.