Palettes / Colors / #BEFEF3
#BEFEF3 — Pale Vivid Teal
#BEFEF3 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 #BEFEF3 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.
#BEFEF3 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 #FEBEC8; it also sits naturally between #BEFED3 and #BEE9FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEFEF3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 254, 243 |
| HSL | 170°, 97%, 87% |
| HSV | 170°, 25%, 100% |
| CMYK | 25%, 0%, 4%, 0% |
| XYZ | 72.85, 88.30, 98.00 |
| Yxy | 88.30, 0.2811, 0.3407 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.29, -22.10, -1.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.97, -21.37, -1.21 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 100% · Blue 95%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEFEF3
.text { color: #BEFEF3; }
.background { background-color: #BEFEF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEFEF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 254, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(170, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEFEF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 254, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEFEF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 254, 243, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEFEF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEFEF3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEFEF3
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Tones of #BEFEF3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEBEC8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.13:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.66:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEFEF3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEFEF3
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 #BEFEF3: ·
How #BEFEF3 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 #BEFEF3 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 #BEFEF3?
#BEFEF3 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 254, 243). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEFEF3?
#BEFEF3 is RGB 190, 254, 243 — HSL 170°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 4%, 0%.
What colors go with #BEFEF3?
Its complement is #FEBEC8; analogous partners are #BEFED3 and #BEE9FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEFEF3 for text?
Black text on #BEFEF3 has a contrast ratio of 18.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.