Palettes / Colors / #BEEAEC
#BEEAEC — Pale Teal
#BEEAEC 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 #BEEAEC 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.
#BEEAEC 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 #EDC2C0; it also sits naturally between #C0EDD8 and #C0D4ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEEAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 234, 236 |
| HSL | 183°, 55%, 84% |
| HSV | 183°, 19%, 93% |
| CMYK | 19%, 1%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 65.80, 75.85, 90.53 |
| Yxy | 75.85, 0.2834, 0.3267 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.79, -13.68, -5.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.09, -13.10, -5.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 92% · Blue 93%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 1% · 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 #BEEAEC
.text { color: #BEEAEC; }
.background { background-color: #BEEAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEEAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 234, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 55%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEEAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 234, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEEAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 234, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEEAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEEAEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDC2C0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.17:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEEAEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEEAEC
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 #BEEAEC: ·
How #BEEAEC 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 #BEEAEC 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 #BEEAEC?
#BEEAEC is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 234, 236). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEEAEC?
#BEEAEC is RGB 190, 234, 236 — HSL 183°, 55%, 84% — CMYK 19%, 1%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #BEEAEC?
Its complement is #EDC2C0; analogous partners are #C0EDD8 and #C0D4ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEEAEC for text?
Black text on #BEEAEC has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.