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#BBFCF0 — Pale Vivid Teal

#BBFCF0 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 #BBFCF0 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.

#BBFCF0 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 #FCBAC6; it also sits naturally between #BAFCCF and #BAE7FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BBFCF0 · RGB 187, 252, 240

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Color values

HEX#BBFCF0
RGB187, 252, 240
HSL169°, 92%, 86%
HSV169°, 26%, 99%
CMYK26%, 0%, 5%, 1%
XYZ71.03, 86.48, 95.39
Yxy86.48, 0.2809, 0.3419
CIE-Lab94.52, -22.62, -0.82
Hunter Lab92.99, -21.77, -0.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 99% · Blue 94%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BBFCF0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BBFCF0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BBFCF0

.text { color: #BBFCF0; }
.background { background-color: #BBFCF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFCF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 252, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFCF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 252, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFCF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 252, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBFCF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFCF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBFCF0

#93FBE8#6CF9DF#40F7D5#19F5CD#09DCB6#08B595#068E75#046251#023B30#011410

Tints of #BBFCF0

#BFFCF1#C4FDF2#C9FDF3#CEFDF4#D3FDF5#D8FDF6#DDFEF8#E2FEF9#E7FEFA#EBFEFB

Tones of #BBFCF0

#BFF8ED#C4F3EA#C8EEE7#CDE9E4#D2E5E1#D7E0DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCBAC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.15:1 Fails
Against black text18.30:1 AAA

Best text color on #BBFCF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFCF0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BBFCF0: ·

How #BBFCF0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D7D8F3Deuteranopia · #D3CFF4Tritanopia · #BEF5F6

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBFCF0 rather than the exact color:

Golden Tempest
#183941 · #0D5798 · #3E67D9 · #B9F5F2
Palette 6499e9
#6499E9 · #9EDDFF · #A6F6FF · #BEFFF7
Royal Zephyr
#0E4149 · #103D9D · #4FAEF0 · #BCF9F9
Palette B6fffa
#B6FFFA · #98E4FF · #80B3FF · #687EFF
Palette Fff100
#FFF100 · #006BFF · #08C2FF · #BCF2F6
Palette 7579e7
#7579E7 · #9AB3F5 · #A3D8F4 · #B9FFFC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B9F5F2#BEFFF7#BCF9F9#B6FFFA#BCF2F6#B9FFFC#B5F7E6#C3F2EF#B6F4F9#C0FEFC#C5FFF8#B1F6F7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBFCEF  ·  #BBFCF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBFCF0?

#BBFCF0 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 252, 240). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFCF0?

#BBFCF0 is RGB 187, 252, 240 — HSL 169°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 5%, 1%.

What colors go with #BBFCF0?

Its complement is #FCBAC6; analogous partners are #BAFCCF and #BAE7FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFCF0 for text?

Black text on #BBFCF0 has a contrast ratio of 18.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.