Palettes / Colors / #BBFEFF

#BBFEFF — Pale Vivid Teal

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

#BBFEFF 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 #FFBEBD; it also sits naturally between #BDFFDF and #BDDDFF. 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 100% · Blue 100%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #BBFEFF

.text { color: #BBFEFF; }
.background { background-color: #BBFEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 254, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 254, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 254, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BBFEFF

Tints of #BBFEFF

Tones of #BBFEFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFBEBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBFEFF: #000000.

How #BBFEFF 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 #BBFEFF 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

← #BBFEFE  ·  #BBFF00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBFEFF?

#BBFEFF is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 254, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFEFF?

#BBFEFF is RGB 187, 254, 255 — HSL 181°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BBFEFF?

Its complement is #FFBEBD; analogous partners are #BDFFDF and #BDDDFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFEFF for text?

Black text on #BBFEFF has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.