Palettes / Colors / #BEE9DC
#BEE9DC — Pale Muted Teal
#BEE9DC 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 #BEE9DC 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.
#BEE9DC 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 #E9BECB; it also sits naturally between #BEE9C7 and #BEE0E9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEE9DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 233, 220 |
| HSL | 162°, 49%, 83% |
| HSV | 162°, 18%, 91% |
| CMYK | 18%, 0%, 6%, 9% |
| XYZ | 63.29, 74.39, 78.73 |
| Yxy | 74.39, 0.2925, 0.3437 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.11, -16.43, 1.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.25, -15.59, 1.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 91% · Blue 86%
Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEE9DC
.text { color: #BEE9DC; }
.background { background-color: #BEE9DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE9DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 233, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(162, 49%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE9DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 233, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE9DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 233, 220, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEE9DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE9DC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9BECB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEE9DC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE9DC
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 #BEE9DC: ·
How #BEE9DC 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 #BEE9DC 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 #BEE9DC?
#BEE9DC is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 233, 220). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE9DC?
#BEE9DC is RGB 190, 233, 220 — HSL 162°, 49%, 83% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 6%, 9%.
What colors go with #BEE9DC?
Its complement is #E9BECB; analogous partners are #BEE9C7 and #BEE0E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEE9DC for text?
Black text on #BEE9DC has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.