Palettes / Colors / #BEF8EF
#BEF8EF — Pale Vivid Teal
#BEF8EF is a teal color we call Pale Vivid 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 #BEF8EF 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.
#BEF8EF 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 #F8BEC7; it also sits naturally between #BEF8D3 and #BEE4F8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEF8EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 248, 239 |
| HSL | 171°, 81%, 86% |
| HSV | 171°, 23%, 97% |
| CMYK | 23%, 0%, 4%, 3% |
| XYZ | 70.38, 84.31, 94.23 |
| Yxy | 84.31, 0.2827, 0.3387 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.59, -20.00, -1.65 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.82, -19.27, -1.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 97% · Blue 94%
Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEF8EF
.text { color: #BEF8EF; }
.background { background-color: #BEF8EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEF8EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 248, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 81%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEF8EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 248, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEF8EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 248, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEF8EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEF8EF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F8BEC7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEF8EF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEF8EF
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 #BEF8EF: ·
How #BEF8EF 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 #BEF8EF 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 #BEF8EF?
#BEF8EF is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 248, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEF8EF?
#BEF8EF is RGB 190, 248, 239 — HSL 171°, 81%, 86% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 4%, 3%.
What colors go with #BEF8EF?
Its complement is #F8BEC7; analogous partners are #BEF8D3 and #BEE4F8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEF8EF for text?
Black text on #BEF8EF has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.