Palettes / Colors / #BEE9EE
#BEE9EE — Pale Teal
#BEE9EE is a teal color we call Pale 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 #BEE9EE 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.
#BEE9EE 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 #EEC3BE; it also sits naturally between #BEEEDB and #BED1EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEE9EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 233, 238 |
| HSL | 186°, 59%, 84% |
| HSV | 186°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 20%, 2%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 65.81, 75.40, 91.97 |
| Yxy | 75.40, 0.2822, 0.3233 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.58, -12.75, -7.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.83, -12.23, -7.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 91% · Blue 93%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 2% · 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 #BEE9EE
.text { color: #BEE9EE; }
.background { background-color: #BEE9EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEE9EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 233, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEE9EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 233, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEE9EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 233, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEE9EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEE9EE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEC3BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.08:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEE9EE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEE9EE
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 #BEE9EE: ·
How #BEE9EE 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 #BEE9EE 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 #BEE9EE?
#BEE9EE is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 233, 238). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEE9EE?
#BEE9EE is RGB 190, 233, 238 — HSL 186°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 2%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #BEE9EE?
Its complement is #EEC3BE; analogous partners are #BEEEDB and #BED1EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEE9EE for text?
Black text on #BEE9EE has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.