Palettes / Colors / #BEE8EB

#BEE8EB — Pale Muted Teal

#BEE8EB is a teal color we call Pale Muted 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 #BEE8EB 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.

#BEE8EB 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 #EBC0BD; it also sits naturally between #BDEBD7 and #BDD1EB. 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 91% · Blue 92%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEE8EB

.text { color: #BEE8EB; }
.background { background-color: #BEE8EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE8EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 232, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE8EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 232, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE8EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 232, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEE8EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE8EB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBC0BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEE8EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE8EB

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 #BEE8EB 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 #BEE8EB 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 #BEE8EB?

#BEE8EB is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 232, 235). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE8EB?

#BEE8EB is RGB 190, 232, 235 — HSL 184°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 1%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BEE8EB?

Its complement is #EBC0BD; analogous partners are #BDEBD7 and #BDD1EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEE8EB for text?

Black text on #BEE8EB has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.