Palettes / Colors / #BFEDE5

#BFEDE5 — Pale Teal

#BFEDE5 is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#BFEDE5 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 #EDBFC7; it also sits naturally between #BFEDCF and #BFDEED. 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 90%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFEDE5

.text { color: #BFEDE5; }
.background { background-color: #BFEDE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEDE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 237, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(170, 56%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEDE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 237, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEDE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 237, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFEDE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEDE5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFEDE5

Tints of #BFEDE5

Tones of #BFEDE5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDBFC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFEDE5: #000000.

How #BFEDE5 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 #BFEDE5 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

← #BFEDE4  ·  #BFEDE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFEDE5?

#BFEDE5 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 237, 229). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEDE5?

#BFEDE5 is RGB 191, 237, 229 — HSL 170°, 56%, 84% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 3%, 7%.

What colors go with #BFEDE5?

Its complement is #EDBFC7; analogous partners are #BFEDCF and #BFDEED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFEDE5 for text?

Black text on #BFEDE5 has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.