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#B4F3FE Color

#B4F3FE is rgb(180, 243, 254) in RGB, hsl(189, 97%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 4%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4F3FE
HEX#B4F3FE
RGBrgb(180, 243, 254)
HSLhsl(189, 97%, 85%)
HSVhsv(189, 29%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 4%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.5% 0.065 209.5)
LABlab(91.87% -18.61 -12.06)
LCHlch(91.87% 22.17 212.95)

What #B4F3FE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B4F3FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 5.97Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 6.08Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 7.77Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 7.85Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 7.95Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 8.43

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#B4F3FE Channel Values

How #B4F3FE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 180 · G 243 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 189° · S 97% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 189° · S 29% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4F3FE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4F3FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4F3FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4F3FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4F3FE
Complementary
#FEBFB4
Analogous
#B4FEE4
Analogous
#B4CEFE
Triadic
#FEB4F3
Triadic
#F3FEB4
Split comp.
#FEB4CE
Split comp.
#FEE4B4

Tints & Shades of #B4F3FE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEF4FE
#C8F6FE
#D2F8FE
#D7F8FE
#E1FAFF
#EBFCFF

Shades

#77E9FD
#40E0FC
#04D6FB
#03A7C4
#027488
#014550

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4F3FE.

How #B4F3FE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B4F3FE
Protanopia#EAEAFE
Protanomaly#D6EEFE
Deuteranopia#E1E1FF
Deuteranomaly#D0E8FF
Tritanopia#B2F4F4
Tritanomaly#B3F4F8
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4F3FE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b4f3fe: #B4F3FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4F3FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4f3fe': '#B4F3FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.953, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_b4f3fe">#B4F3FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4F3FE"

More Teal Colors

#B4F3FE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B4F3FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4F3FE?

#B4F3FE is a lightest teal — rgb(180, 243, 254) in RGB and hsl(189, 97%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #B4F3FE?

#B4F3FE is rgb(180, 243, 254) — red 180, green 243, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4F3FE?

#B4F3FE converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 4%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4F3FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4F3FE scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4F3FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4F3FE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 5.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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