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#BEE5EE Color

#BEE5EE is rgb(190, 229, 238) in RGB, hsl(191, 59%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 4%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEE5EE
HEX#BEE5EE
RGBrgb(190, 229, 238)
HSLhsl(191, 59%, 84%)
HSVhsv(191, 20%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 4%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.042 213.3)
LABlab(88.36% -11.72 -8.84)
LCHlch(88.36% 14.68 217.04)

What #BEE5EE 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 #BEE5EE, 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.

#BEE5EE Channel Values

How #BEE5EE 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 229 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 191° · S 59% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 191° · S 20% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEE5EE 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEE5EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEE5EE; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BEE5EE

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 #BEE5EE.

How #BEE5EE 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#BEE5EE
Protanopia#DFDFEE
Protanomaly#D3E1EE
Deuteranopia#D9D9EF
Deuteranomaly#CFDEEF
Tritanopia#BCE6E6
Tritanomaly#BDE6E9
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEE5EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bee5ee: #BEE5EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEE5EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bee5ee': '#BEE5EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.898, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_bee5ee">#BEE5EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEE5EE"

More Teal Colors

#BEE5EE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEE5EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEE5EE?

#BEE5EE is a lightest teal — rgb(190, 229, 238) in RGB and hsl(191, 59%, 84%) 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 4.16.

What is the RGB value of #BEE5EE?

#BEE5EE is rgb(190, 229, 238) — red 190, green 229, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEE5EE?

#BEE5EE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 4%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEE5EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEE5EE scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEE5EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEE5EE 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 4.16, which is very hard to tell apart.

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