Palettes / Colors / #BFECFA

#BFECFA — Pale Vivid Teal

#BFECFA 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 #BFECFA 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.

#BFECFA 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 #FACBBD; it also sits naturally between #BDFAEA and #BDCDFA. 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 93% · Blue 98%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFECFA

.text { color: #BFECFA; }
.background { background-color: #BFECFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFECFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 236, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFECFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 236, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFECFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 236, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFECFA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FACBBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFECFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFECFA

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 #BFECFA 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 #BFECFA 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

← #BFECF9  ·  #BFECFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFECFA?

#BFECFA is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 236, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFECFA?

#BFECFA is RGB 191, 236, 250 — HSL 194°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 24%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BFECFA?

Its complement is #FACBBD; analogous partners are #BDFAEA and #BDCDFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFECFA for text?

Black text on #BFECFA has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.