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#BEE7EA Color

#BEE7EA is rgb(190, 231, 234) in RGB, hsl(184, 51%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 1%, 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. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEE7EA
HEX#BEE7EA
RGBrgb(190, 231, 234)
HSLhsl(184, 51%, 83%)
HSVhsv(184, 19%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 1%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(90% 0.043 201.9)
LABlab(88.80% -13.29 -6.12)
LCHlch(88.80% 14.64 204.72)

What #BEE7EA 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 #BEE7EA, 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.

#BEE7EA Channel Values

How #BEE7EA 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 231 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 51% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 19% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEE7EA 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEE7EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEE7EA; 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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Tints & Shades of #BEE7EA

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.

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Shades

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How #BEE7EA 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#BEE7EA
Protanopia#E1E1EA
Protanomaly#D4E3EA
Deuteranopia#DBDBEB
Deuteranomaly#D0E0EB
Tritanopia#BEE7E7
Tritanomaly#BEE7E8
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

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Using #BEE7EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bee7ea: #BEE7EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEE7EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bee7ea': '#BEE7EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.906, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_bee7ea">#BEE7EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEE7EA"

More Teal Colors

#BEE7EA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEE7EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEE7EA?

#BEE7EA is a lightest teal — rgb(190, 231, 234) in RGB and hsl(184, 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.

What is the RGB value of #BEE7EA?

#BEE7EA is rgb(190, 231, 234) — red 190, green 231, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEE7EA?

#BEE7EA converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 1%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEE7EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEE7EA scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEE7EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEE7EA 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, which is very hard to tell apart.

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