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#BEE3EA Color

#BEE3EA is rgb(190, 227, 234) in RGB, hsl(190, 51%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEE3EA
HEX#BEE3EA
RGBrgb(190, 227, 234)
HSLhsl(190, 51%, 83%)
HSVhsv(190, 19%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.04 210.4)
LABlab(87.73% -11.41 -7.67)
LCHlch(87.73% 13.75 213.91)

What #BEE3EA 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 #BEE3EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BEE3EA Channel Values

How #BEE3EA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 190 · G 227 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 51% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 19% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEE3EA 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEE3EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEE3EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BEE3EA

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEE3EA.

How #BEE3EA 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#BEE3EA
Protanopia#DDDDEA
Protanomaly#D1E0EA
Deuteranopia#D8D8EB
Deuteranomaly#CEDCEB
Tritanopia#BDE4E4
Tritanomaly#BDE4E6
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEE3EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bee3ea: #BEE3EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEE3EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bee3ea': '#BEE3EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.890, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_bee3ea">#BEE3EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEE3EA"

More Teal Colors

#BEE3EA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEE3EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEE3EA?

#BEE3EA is a lightest teal — rgb(190, 227, 234) in RGB and hsl(190, 51%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.12.

What is the RGB value of #BEE3EA?

#BEE3EA is rgb(190, 227, 234) — red 190, green 227, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEE3EA?

#BEE3EA converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEE3EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEE3EA scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEE3EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEE3EA 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 4.12, which is very hard to tell apart.

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