Palettes / Colors / #BEF4EE
#BEF4EE — Pale Teal
#BEF4EE is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.
#BEF4EE 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 #F4BEC4; it also sits naturally between #BEF4D2 and #BEDFF4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEF4EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 244, 238 |
| HSL | 173°, 71%, 85% |
| HSV | 173°, 22%, 96% |
| CMYK | 22%, 0%, 2%, 4% |
| XYZ | 69.02, 81.82, 93.04 |
| Yxy | 81.82, 0.2830, 0.3355 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.50, -18.24, -2.73 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.46, -17.54, -2.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 96% · Blue 93%
Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEF4EE
.text { color: #BEF4EE; }
.background { background-color: #BEF4EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEF4EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 244, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 71%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEF4EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 244, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEF4EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 244, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEF4EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEF4EE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F4BEC4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEF4EE: #000000.
How #BEF4EE 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 #BEF4EE 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 #BEF4EE?
#BEF4EE is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 244, 238). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEF4EE?
#BEF4EE is RGB 190, 244, 238 — HSL 173°, 71%, 85% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 2%, 4%.
What colors go with #BEF4EE?
Its complement is #F4BEC4; analogous partners are #BEF4D2 and #BEDFF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEF4EE for text?
Black text on #BEF4EE has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.