Palettes / Colors / #BDF4E8

#BDF4E8 — Pale Teal

#BDF4E8 is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #BDF4E8 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BDF4E8 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F4BEC9; it also sits naturally between #BEF4CD and #BEE5F4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 96% · Blue 91%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 4%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BDF4E8

.text { color: #BDF4E8; }
.background { background-color: #BDF4E8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDF4E8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 244, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 71%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDF4E8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 244, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDF4E8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 244, 232, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDF4E8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDF4E8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4BEC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDF4E8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDF4E8

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BDF4E8 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BDF4E8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDF4E8?

#BDF4E8 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 244, 232). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDF4E8?

#BDF4E8 is RGB 189, 244, 232 — HSL 167°, 71%, 85% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 5%, 4%.

What colors go with #BDF4E8?

Its complement is #F4BEC9; analogous partners are #BEF4CD and #BEE5F4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDF4E8 for text?

Black text on #BDF4E8 has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.