Palettes / Colors / #BEEAED
#BEEAED — Pale Teal
#BEEAED 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 #BEEAED 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.
#BEEAED 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 #EDC2BF; it also sits naturally between #BFEDD9 and #BFD3ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEEAED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 234, 237 |
| HSL | 184°, 57%, 84% |
| HSV | 184°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 20%, 1%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 65.94, 75.91, 91.30 |
| Yxy | 75.91, 0.2828, 0.3256 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.82, -13.47, -6.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.12, -12.91, -6.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 92% · Blue 93%
Cyan 20% · 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 #BEEAED
.text { color: #BEEAED; }
.background { background-color: #BEEAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEEAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 234, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 57%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEEAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 234, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEEAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 234, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEEAED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEEAED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEEAED
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDC2BF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEEAED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEEAED
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 #BEEAED: ·
How #BEEAED 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 #BEEAED 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 #BEEAED?
#BEEAED is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 234, 237). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEEAED?
#BEEAED is RGB 190, 234, 237 — HSL 184°, 57%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 1%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #BEEAED?
Its complement is #EDC2BF; analogous partners are #BFEDD9 and #BFD3ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEEAED for text?
Black text on #BEEAED has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.