Palettes / Colors / #BEF9ED

#BEF9ED — Pale Vivid Teal

#BEF9ED is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#BEF9ED 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 #F9BECA; it also sits naturally between #BEF9CF and #BEE7F9. 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 98% · Blue 93%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #BEF9ED

.text { color: #BEF9ED; }
.background { background-color: #BEF9ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEF9ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 249, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 83%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEF9ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 249, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEF9ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 249, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEF9ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEF9ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEF9ED

Tints of #BEF9ED

Tones of #BEF9ED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9BECA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEF9ED: #000000.

How #BEF9ED 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 #BEF9ED or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEF9ED?

#BEF9ED is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 249, 237). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEF9ED?

#BEF9ED is RGB 190, 249, 237 — HSL 168°, 83%, 86% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 5%, 2%.

What colors go with #BEF9ED?

Its complement is #F9BECA; analogous partners are #BEF9CF and #BEE7F9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEF9ED for text?

Black text on #BEF9ED has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.