Palettes / Colors / #BEE9CB
#BEE9CB — Pale Muted Green
#BEE9CB is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BEE9CB 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.
#BEE9CB is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #E9BEDC; it also sits naturally between #C7E9BE and #BEE9E0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEE9CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 233, 203 |
| HSL | 138°, 49%, 83% |
| HSV | 138°, 18%, 91% |
| CMYK | 18%, 0%, 13%, 9% |
| XYZ | 61.15, 73.54, 67.47 |
| Yxy | 73.54, 0.3025, 0.3638 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.70, -19.66, 10.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.75, -18.48, 9.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 91% · Blue 80%
Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEE9CB
.text { color: #BEE9CB; }
.background { background-color: #BEE9CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE9CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 233, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(138, 49%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE9CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 233, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE9CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 233, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEE9CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE9CB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9BEDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEE9CB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE9CB
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 #BEE9CB: ·
How #BEE9CB 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 #BEE9CB 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 #BEE9CB?
#BEE9CB is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 190, 233, 203). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE9CB?
#BEE9CB is RGB 190, 233, 203 — HSL 138°, 49%, 83% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 13%, 9%.
What colors go with #BEE9CB?
Its complement is #E9BEDC; analogous partners are #C7E9BE and #BEE9E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEE9CB for text?
Black text on #BEE9CB has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.