Palettes / Colors / #BEE0DC
#BEE0DC — Light Muted Teal
#BEE0DC is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BEE0DC 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.
#BEE0DC 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 #E0BEC2; it also sits naturally between #BEE0CB and #BED3E0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEE0DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 224, 220 |
| HSL | 173°, 35%, 81% |
| HSV | 173°, 15%, 88% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 2%, 12% |
| XYZ | 60.81, 69.43, 77.91 |
| Yxy | 69.43, 0.2922, 0.3336 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.71, -11.90, -1.79 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.32, -11.27, -1.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 88% · Blue 86%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 12%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEE0DC
.text { color: #BEE0DC; }
.background { background-color: #BEE0DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE0DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 224, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 35%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE0DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 224, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE0DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 224, 220, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEE0DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE0DC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E0BEC2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEE0DC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE0DC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BEE0DC: ·
How #BEE0DC 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 #BEE0DC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BEE0DC?
#BEE0DC is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 224, 220). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE0DC?
#BEE0DC is RGB 190, 224, 220 — HSL 173°, 35%, 81% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 2%, 12%.
What colors go with #BEE0DC?
Its complement is #E0BEC2; analogous partners are #BEE0CB and #BED3E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEE0DC for text?
Black text on #BEE0DC has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.