Palettes / Colors / #BFE4ED

#BFE4ED — Pale Teal

#BFE4ED is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#BFE4ED 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 #EDC8BF; it also sits naturally between #BFEDDF and #BFCDED. 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%

Previews

CSS code for #BFE4ED

.text { color: #BFE4ED; }
.background { background-color: #BFE4ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFE4ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 228, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 56%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFE4ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 228, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFE4ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 228, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFE4ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFE4ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFE4ED

Tints of #BFE4ED

Tones of #BFE4ED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDC8BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFE4ED: #000000.

How #BFE4ED 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 #BFE4ED 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

← #BFE4EC  ·  #BFE4EE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFE4ED?

#BFE4ED is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 228, 237). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFE4ED?

#BFE4ED is RGB 191, 228, 237 — HSL 192°, 56%, 84% — CMYK 19%, 4%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BFE4ED?

Its complement is #EDC8BF; analogous partners are #BFEDDF and #BFCDED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFE4ED for text?

Black text on #BFE4ED has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.