Palettes / Colors / #BEFBF9
#BEFBF9 — Pale Vivid Teal
#BEFBF9 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 #BEFBF9 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.
#BEFBF9 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 #FBBCBE; it also sits naturally between #BCFBD9 and #BCDDFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEFBF9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 251, 249 |
| HSL | 178°, 88%, 86% |
| HSV | 178°, 24%, 98% |
| CMYK | 24%, 0%, 1%, 2% |
| XYZ | 72.83, 86.78, 102.53 |
| Yxy | 86.78, 0.2778, 0.3310 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.65, -19.38, -5.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.16, -18.79, -5.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 98% · Blue 98%
Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEFBF9
.text { color: #BEFBF9; }
.background { background-color: #BEFBF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEFBF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 251, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 88%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEFBF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 251, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEFBF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 251, 249, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEFBF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEFBF9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEFBF9
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FBBCBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.14:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEFBF9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEFBF9
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 #BEFBF9: ·
How #BEFBF9 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 #BEFBF9 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 #BEFBF9?
#BEFBF9 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 251, 249). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEFBF9?
#BEFBF9 is RGB 190, 251, 249 — HSL 178°, 88%, 86% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 1%, 2%.
What colors go with #BEFBF9?
Its complement is #FBBCBE; analogous partners are #BCFBD9 and #BCDDFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEFBF9 for text?
Black text on #BEFBF9 has a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.