Celeste (#B2FFFF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.13:1 — vs black: 18.64:1

Color values

  • HEX #B2FFFF
  • RGB rgb(178, 255, 255)
  • HSL hsl(180, 100%, 84%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 30, 0, 0, 0 )
  • Websafe #99FFFF
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Tags

Mood

Playful (195)

Style

Neon (200) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B2FFFF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Celeste
#B2FFFF Base
#FFB2B2
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Celeste
#B2FFFF Base
#B2FFD9
#B2D9FF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Celeste
#B2FFFF Base
#FFB2FF
#FFFFB2
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Celeste
#B2FFFF Base
#FFB2D9
#FFD9B2
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Celeste
#B2FFFF Base
#D9B2FF
#FFB2B2
#D9FFB2
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Celeste
#B2FFFF Base
#19FFFF
#66FFFF
#89FFFF
#DBFFFF
#E6FFFF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Celeste, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #001A1A
— #006B6B
— #00BCBC
— #0FFFFF
— #60FFFF
Celeste #B2FFFF Base
— #BCFFFF
— #C7FFFF
— #D1FFFF
— #DBFFFF
— #E6FFFF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #B2FFFF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #B2FFFF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #B2FFFF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #B2FFFF;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #B2FFFF,
        #FFB2B2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #B2FFFF,
        #FFB2B2
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$celeste: #B2FFFF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$celeste-r: 178;
$celeste-g: 255;
$celeste-b: 255;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $celeste;
    color: rgba($celeste-r, $celeste-g, $celeste-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Celeste appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #B2FFFF How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #ECECFF Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #F8F8FF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #B2FFFF Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #F1F1F1 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Celeste ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Celeste #B2FFFF Base
Waterspout #A4F4F9 ΔE 2.96
Pale Blue #AFEEEE ΔE 3.80
Electric Blue #7DF9FF ΔE 5.56
Diamond #B9F2FF ΔE 7.02

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.