Palettes / Colors / #BEFEF2

#BEFEF2 — Pale Vivid Teal

#BEFEF2 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 #BEFEF2 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.

#BEFEF2 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 #FEBEC9; it also sits naturally between #BEFED2 and #BEEAFE. 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 100% · Blue 95%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BEFEF2

.text { color: #BEFEF2; }
.background { background-color: #BEFEF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEFEF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 254, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEFEF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 254, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEFEF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 254, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEFEF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEFEF2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEBEC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEFEF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEFEF2

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:

How #BEFEF2 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 #BEFEF2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEFEF1  ·  #BEFEF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEFEF2?

#BEFEF2 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 254, 242). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEFEF2?

#BEFEF2 is RGB 190, 254, 242 — HSL 169°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 5%, 0%.

What colors go with #BEFEF2?

Its complement is #FEBEC9; analogous partners are #BEFED2 and #BEEAFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEFEF2 for text?

Black text on #BEFEF2 has a contrast ratio of 18.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.