Palettes / Colors / #BFEFEC
#BFEFEC — Pale Teal
#BFEFEC is a teal color we call Pale 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 #BFEFEC 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.
#BFEFEC 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 #EFBEC1; it also sits naturally between #BEEFD3 and #BED9EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFEFEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 239, 236 |
| HSL | 176°, 60%, 84% |
| HSV | 176°, 20%, 94% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 1%, 6% |
| XYZ | 67.49, 78.87, 91.02 |
| Yxy | 78.87, 0.2843, 0.3322 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.17, -15.88, -3.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.81, -15.25, -3.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 94% · Blue 93%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFEFEC
.text { color: #BFEFEC; }
.background { background-color: #BFEFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 239, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 239, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 239, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFEFEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEFEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFEFEC
Tints of #BFEFEC
Tones of #BFEFEC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFBEC1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFEFEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEFEC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BFEFEC: ·
How #BFEFEC 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 #BFEFEC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BFEFEC?
#BFEFEC is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 239, 236). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEFEC?
#BFEFEC is RGB 191, 239, 236 — HSL 176°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 1%, 6%.
What colors go with #BFEFEC?
Its complement is #EFBEC1; analogous partners are #BEEFD3 and #BED9EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFEFEC for text?
Black text on #BFEFEC has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.