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#BFFCFB Color

#BFFCFB is rgb(191, 252, 251) in RGB, hsl(179, 91%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celeste (#B2FFFF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFFCFB
HEX#BFFCFB
RGBrgb(191, 252, 251)
HSLhsl(179, 91%, 87%)
HSVhsv(179, 24%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(95% 0.061 194.9)
LABlab(94.83% -19.94 -6.08)
LCHlch(94.83% 20.84 196.97)

What #BFFCFB 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 #BFFCFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BFFCFB Channel Values

How #BFFCFB 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 191 · G 252 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 179° · S 91% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 179° · S 24% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.13:1 vs white · 18.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFFCFB 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 text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BFFCFB

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

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BFFCFB

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

Shades

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

How #BFFCFB 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#BFFCFB
Protanopia#F3F3FB
Protanomaly#E0F7FB
Deuteranopia#EAEAFC
Deuteranomaly#DAF1FC
Tritanopia#BFFCFC
Tritanomaly#BFFCFC
Achromatopsia#F1F1F1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFFCFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bffcfb: #BFFCFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFFCFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bffcfb': '#BFFCFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.988, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_bffcfb">#BFFCFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFFCFB"

More Teal Colors

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

#BFFCFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFFCFB?

#BFFCFB is a lightest teal — rgb(191, 252, 251) in RGB and hsl(179, 91%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celeste (#B2FFFF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.86.

What is the RGB value of #BFFCFB?

#BFFCFB is rgb(191, 252, 251) — red 191, green 252, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFFCFB?

#BFFCFB converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFFCFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFFCFB scores 1.13:1 against white and 18.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFFCFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFFCFB 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 5.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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