Palettes / Colors / #BEE5ED
#BEE5ED — Pale Teal
#BEE5ED is a teal color we call Pale 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 #BEE5ED 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.
#BEE5ED 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 #EDC7BF; it also sits naturally between #BFEDDE and #BFCEED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEE5ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 229, 237 |
| HSL | 190°, 57%, 84% |
| HSV | 190°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 20%, 3%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 64.54, 73.10, 90.83 |
| Yxy | 73.10, 0.2825, 0.3200 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.50, -10.94, -8.11 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.50, -10.48, -8.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 90% · Blue 93%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEE5ED
.text { color: #BEE5ED; }
.background { background-color: #BEE5ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE5ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 229, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 57%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE5ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 229, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE5ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 229, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEE5ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE5ED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDC7BF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.62:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEE5ED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE5ED
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 #BEE5ED: ·
How #BEE5ED 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 #BEE5ED 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 #BEE5ED?
#BEE5ED is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 229, 237). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE5ED?
#BEE5ED is RGB 190, 229, 237 — HSL 190°, 57%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 3%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #BEE5ED?
Its complement is #EDC7BF; analogous partners are #BFEDDE and #BFCEED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEE5ED for text?
Black text on #BEE5ED has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.