#B4F4E4
Closest named color: Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE). oklch(92% 0.068 177.6), rgb(180, 244, 228).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (17.00:1).
About this color
#B4F4E4 is a very light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 92%, its chroma 0.068 and its hue 178°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.00:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | very light (92%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.068) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE) |
| Black text | 17.00:1 |
| White text | 1.23:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B4F4E4 |
| RGB | rgb(180, 244, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 74%, 83%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92% 0.068 177.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #B4F4E4 | 1.23:1 | Fails | Lc -13.4 | Not readable |
| Black text on #B4F4E4 | 17.00:1 | AAA | Lc 92.0 | Preferred for body text |
| #B4F4E4 text on white | 1.23:1 | Fails | Lc 11.6 | Not readable |
| #B4F4E4 text on black | 17.00:1 | AAA | Lc -92.4 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.
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Step 50
50
#EEF8F5
oklch(97.1% 0.011 176.3)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#B4F4E4
oklch(92% 0.068 177.6)
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Step 200
200
#B8E4D9
oklch(88.5% 0.048 178.2)
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Step 300
300
#7FD3C0
oklch(80.8% 0.087 177.9)
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Step 400
400
#00BAA0
oklch(70.6% 0.13 177.9)
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Step 500
500
#00A089
oklch(63.1% 0.116 177.6)
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Step 600
600
#008673
oklch(55.5% 0.102 178.1)
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Step 700
700
#007160
oklch(49.1% 0.091 177.4)
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Step 800
800
#005D4F
oklch(42.8% 0.079 177.8)
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Step 900
900
#004D41
oklch(37.6% 0.069 177.7)
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Step 950
950
#002E26
oklch(26.9% 0.05 177.5)
#B4F4E4 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #EFECE3 | 0.072 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #E3E4E5 | 0.067 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A3F6EF | 0.020 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #E7E7E7 | 0.068 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B4F4E4
#B4F4E4
oklch(92% 0.068 177.6)
- #FFD9E4
#FFD9E4
oklch(92% 0.044 358.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #B4F4E4, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pale Turquoise #AFEEEE ΔE 0.025
- Pale Aqua #B8FFEB ΔE 0.029
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.032
- Pale Cyan #B7FFFA ΔE 0.036
- Pale Sky Blue #BDF6FE ΔE 0.037
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.040
- Diamond #B9F2FF ΔE 0.041
- Robin's Egg Blue #98EFF9 ΔE 0.044
Use #B4F4E4 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.