Palettes / Colors / #BBFBFA
#BBFBFA — Pale Vivid Teal
#BBFBFA 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 #BBFBFA 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.
#BBFBFA 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 #FBBCBD; it also sits naturally between #BCFBDA and #BCDCFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBFBFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 251, 250 |
| HSL | 179°, 89%, 86% |
| HSV | 179°, 25%, 98% |
| CMYK | 25%, 0%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 72.25, 86.46, 103.32 |
| Yxy | 86.46, 0.2757, 0.3300 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.51, -20.02, -6.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.98, -19.37, -6.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 98% · Blue 98%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBFBFA
.text { color: #BBFBFA; }
.background { background-color: #BBFBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 251, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 251, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 251, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBFBFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFBFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FBBCBD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBFBFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFBFA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BBFBFA: ·
How #BBFBFA 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 #BBFBFA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBFBFA?
#BBFBFA is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 251, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFBFA?
#BBFBFA is RGB 187, 251, 250 — HSL 179°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #BBFBFA?
Its complement is #FBBCBD; analogous partners are #BCFBDA and #BCDCFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBFBFA for text?
Black text on #BBFBFA has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.