Close to Celeste
#B9FFFA
#B9FFFA is a very light, vivid teal, close to the color Celeste. In RGB it’s made of 72.5% red, 100% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 176°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B9FFFA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.12:1 FailBlack text on this color
18.75:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.12:1 FailThis color as text on black
18.75:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B9FFFA as they’d see it.
#B9FFFA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B9FFFA
What color is #B9FFFA?
#B9FFFA is a very light, vivid teal, close to the color Celeste. In RGB it’s made of 72.5% red, 100% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 176°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B9FFFA in RGB?
#B9FFFA is rgb(185, 255, 250): 185 red, 255 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B9FFFA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(27, 0, 2, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B9FFFA?
PANTONE 331 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B9FFFA?
Its complement #FFEEEF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.