Palettes / Colors / #BEECE6

#BEECE6 — Pale Teal

#BEECE6 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 #BEECE6 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.

#BEECE6 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 #EDC0C6; it also sits naturally between #C0EDD0 and #C0DCED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 93% · Blue 90%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BEECE6

.text { color: #BEECE6; }
.background { background-color: #BEECE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEECE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 236, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 55%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEECE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 236, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEECE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 236, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEECE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEECE6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDC0C6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEECE6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEECE6

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:

How #BEECE6 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 #BEECE6 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEECE5  ·  #BEECE7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEECE6?

#BEECE6 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 236, 230). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEECE6?

#BEECE6 is RGB 190, 236, 230 — HSL 172°, 55%, 84% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 3%, 7%.

What colors go with #BEECE6?

Its complement is #EDC0C6; analogous partners are #C0EDD0 and #C0DCED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEECE6 for text?

Black text on #BEECE6 has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.