#BEE1EE Color

#BEE1EE is rgb(190, 225, 238) in RGB, hsl(196, 59%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEE1EE

HEX#BEE1EE

RGBrgb(190, 225, 238)

HSLhsl(196, 59%, 84%)

HSVhsv(196, 20%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.041 222.3)

LABlab(87.30% -9.82 -10.40)

LCHlch(87.30% 14.31 226.63)

What #BEE1EE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BEE1EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 4.61 Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 5.8 Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 5.88 Water#D4F1F9ΔE 6.82 Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 7.75 Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 9.91

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#BEE1EE Channel Values

How #BEE1EE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 190 · G 225 · B 238	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 196° · S 59% · L 84%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 196° · S 20% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 20% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.38:1 vs white · 15.19:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEE1EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEE1EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEE1EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BEE1EE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #BEE1EE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BEE1EE

Protanopia#DCDCEE

Protanomaly#D0DEEE

Deuteranopia#D6D6EF

Deuteranomaly#CDDBEE

Tritanopia#BCE3E3

Tritanomaly#BDE2E7

Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

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Using #BEE1EE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bee1ee: #BEE1EE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEE1EE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bee1ee': '#BEE1EE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.882, blue: 0.933)

Android XML<color name="color_bee1ee">#BEE1EE</color>

SVG fillfill="#BEE1EE"

More Teal Colors

#BEE1EE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#BEE1EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEE1EE?

#BEE1EE is a lightest teal — rgb(190, 225, 238) in RGB and hsl(196, 59%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.61.

What is the RGB value of #BEE1EE?

#BEE1EE is rgb(190, 225, 238) — red 190, green 225, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEE1EE?

#BEE1EE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEE1EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEE1EE scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEE1EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEE1EE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 4.61, which is very hard to tell apart.

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