Palettes / Colors / #BFEDE3

#BFEDE3 — Pale Teal

#BFEDE3 is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#BFEDE3 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 #EDBFC9; it also sits naturally between #BFEDCC and #BFE0ED. 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 89%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFEDE3

.text { color: #BFEDE3; }
.background { background-color: #BFEDE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEDE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 237, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 56%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEDE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 237, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEDE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 237, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFEDE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEDE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFEDE3

Tints of #BFEDE3

Tones of #BFEDE3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDBFC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFEDE3: #000000.

How #BFEDE3 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 #BFEDE3 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 #BFEDE3?

#BFEDE3 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 237, 227). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEDE3?

#BFEDE3 is RGB 191, 237, 227 — HSL 167°, 56%, 84% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 4%, 7%.

What colors go with #BFEDE3?

Its complement is #EDBFC9; analogous partners are #BFEDCC and #BFE0ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFEDE3 for text?

Black text on #BFEDE3 has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.