Palettes / Colors / #BFE2EC

#BFE2EC — Pale Muted Teal

#BFE2EC is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BFE2EC 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.

#BFE2EC 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 #ECCAC0; it also sits naturally between #C0ECE0 and #C0CDEC. 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 89% · Blue 93%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFE2EC

.text { color: #BFE2EC; }
.background { background-color: #BFE2EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFE2EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 226, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 54%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFE2EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 226, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFE2EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 226, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFE2EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFE2EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECCAC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFE2EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFE2EC

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 #BFE2EC 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 #BFE2EC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFE2EC?

#BFE2EC is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 226, 236). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFE2EC?

#BFE2EC is RGB 191, 226, 236 — HSL 193°, 54%, 84% — CMYK 19%, 4%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BFE2EC?

Its complement is #ECCAC0; analogous partners are #C0ECE0 and #C0CDEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFE2EC for text?

Black text on #BFE2EC has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.