Palettes / Colors / #BBFCF3

#BBFCF3 — Pale Vivid Teal

#BBFCF3 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 #BBFCF3 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.

#BBFCF3 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 #FCBAC3; it also sits naturally between #BAFCD3 and #BAE4FC. 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 99% · Blue 95%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBFCF3

.text { color: #BBFCF3; }
.background { background-color: #BBFCF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFCF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 252, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFCF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 252, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFCF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 252, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBFCF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFCF3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCBAC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBFCF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFCF3

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 #BBFCF3 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 #BBFCF3 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

← #BBFCF2  ·  #BBFCF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBFCF3?

#BBFCF3 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 252, 243). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFCF3?

#BBFCF3 is RGB 187, 252, 243 — HSL 172°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 4%, 1%.

What colors go with #BBFCF3?

Its complement is #FCBAC3; analogous partners are #BAFCD3 and #BAE4FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFCF3 for text?

Black text on #BBFCF3 has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.