Palettes / Colors / #BDFAF9

#BDFAF9 — Pale Vivid Teal

#BDFAF9 is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#BDFAF9 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 #FABDBE; it also sits naturally between #BDFADA and #BDDCFA. 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 74% · Green 98% · Blue 98%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDFAF9

.text { color: #BDFAF9; }
.background { background-color: #BDFAF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDFAF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 250, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDFAF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 250, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDFAF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 250, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDFAF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDFAF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FABDBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDFAF9: #000000.

How #BDFAF9 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 #BDFAF9 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

← #BDFAF8  ·  #BDFAFA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDFAF9?

#BDFAF9 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 250, 249). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDFAF9?

#BDFAF9 is RGB 189, 250, 249 — HSL 179°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BDFAF9?

Its complement is #FABDBE; analogous partners are #BDFADA and #BDDCFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDFAF9 for text?

Black text on #BDFAF9 has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.