Palettes / Colors / #BEE2E8

#BEE2E8 — Pale Muted Teal

#BEE2E8 is a teal color we call Pale 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 #BEE2E8 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.

#BEE2E8 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 #E8C5BF; it also sits naturally between #BFE8DA and #BFCDE8. 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 75% · Green 89% · Blue 91%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEE2E8

.text { color: #BEE2E8; }
.background { background-color: #BEE2E8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE2E8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 226, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 48%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE2E8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 226, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE2E8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 226, 232, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEE2E8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE2E8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8C5BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEE2E8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE2E8

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 #BEE2E8 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 #BEE2E8 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 #BEE2E8?

#BEE2E8 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 226, 232). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE2E8?

#BEE2E8 is RGB 190, 226, 232 — HSL 189°, 48%, 83% — CMYK 18%, 3%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #BEE2E8?

Its complement is #E8C5BF; analogous partners are #BFE8DA and #BFCDE8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEE2E8 for text?

Black text on #BEE2E8 has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.