Palettes / Colors / #BEEAEB
#BEEAEB — Pale Muted Teal
#BEEAEB 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 #BEEAEB 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.
#BEEAEB 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 #EBBDBD; it also sits naturally between #BDEBD4 and #BDD3EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEEAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 234, 235 |
| HSL | 181°, 53%, 83% |
| HSV | 181°, 19%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 65.65, 75.79, 89.77 |
| Yxy | 75.79, 0.2840, 0.3278 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.76, -13.88, -5.19 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.06, -13.30, -5.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 92% · Blue 92%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEEAEB
.text { color: #BEEAEB; }
.background { background-color: #BEEAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEEAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 234, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEEAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 234, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEEAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 234, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEEAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEEAEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBBDBD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.16:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEEAEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEEAEB
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 #BEEAEB: ·
How #BEEAEB 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 #BEEAEB 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 #BEEAEB?
#BEEAEB is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 234, 235). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEEAEB?
#BEEAEB is RGB 190, 234, 235 — HSL 181°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #BEEAEB?
Its complement is #EBBDBD; analogous partners are #BDEBD4 and #BDD3EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEEAEB for text?
Black text on #BEEAEB has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.