Palettes / Colors / #BEECE7
#BEECE7 — Pale Teal
#BEECE7 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 #BEECE7 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.
#BEECE7 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 #EDC0C5; it also sits naturally between #C0EDD1 and #C0DBED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEECE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 236, 231 |
| HSL | 173°, 55%, 84% |
| HSV | 173°, 19%, 93% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 2%, 7% |
| XYZ | 65.65, 76.71, 86.95 |
| Yxy | 76.71, 0.2863, 0.3345 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.19, -15.71, -2.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.58, -15.02, -2.41 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 93% · Blue 91%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEECE7
.text { color: #BEECE7; }
.background { background-color: #BEECE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEECE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 236, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 55%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEECE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 236, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEECE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 236, 231, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEECE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEECE7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDC0C5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEECE7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEECE7
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 #BEECE7: ·
How #BEECE7 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 #BEECE7 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 #BEECE7?
#BEECE7 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 236, 231). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEECE7?
#BEECE7 is RGB 190, 236, 231 — HSL 173°, 55%, 84% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 2%, 7%.
What colors go with #BEECE7?
Its complement is #EDC0C5; analogous partners are #C0EDD1 and #C0DBED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEECE7 for text?
Black text on #BEECE7 has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.