Palettes / Colors / #BFEEDF

#BFEEDF — Pale Teal

#BFEEDF is a teal color we call Pale 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 #BFEEDF 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.

#BFEEDF 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 #EEBFCE; it also sits naturally between #BFEEC7 and #BFE5EE. 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 87%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFEEDF

.text { color: #BFEEDF; }
.background { background-color: #BFEEDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEEDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 238, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(161, 58%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEEDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 238, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEEDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 238, 223, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEBFCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFEEDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEEDF

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 #BFEEDF 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 #BFEEDF 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

← #BFEEDE  ·  #BFEEE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFEEDF?

#BFEEDF is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 238, 223). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEEDF?

#BFEEDF is RGB 191, 238, 223 — HSL 161°, 58%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #BFEEDF?

Its complement is #EEBFCE; analogous partners are #BFEEC7 and #BFE5EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFEEDF for text?

Black text on #BFEEDF has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.