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#BEF4E9 Color

#BEF4E9 is rgb(190, 244, 233) in RGB, hsl(168, 71%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEF4E9
HEX#BEF4E9
RGBrgb(190, 244, 233)
HSLhsl(168, 71%, 85%)
HSVhsv(168, 22%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(92.7% 0.057 181.1)
LABlab(92.24% -19.45 -0.60)
LCHlch(92.24% 19.45 181.77)

What #BEF4E9 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 #BEF4E9, 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 green in the library.

#BEF4E9 Channel Values

How #BEF4E9 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 244 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 71% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 22% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEF4E9 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEF4E9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEF4E9; 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 #BEF4E9

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 #BEF4E9 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#BEF4E9
Protanopia#ECECE9
Protanomaly#DBEFE9
Deuteranopia#E4E4EA
Deuteranomaly#D6EBEA
Tritanopia#C0F3F3
Tritanomaly#BFF3EF
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

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Using #BEF4E9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bef4e9: #BEF4E9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEF4E9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bef4e9': '#BEF4E9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.957, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_bef4e9">#BEF4E9</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEF4E9"

More Green Colors

#BEF4E9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEF4E9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEF4E9?

#BEF4E9 is a lightest green — rgb(190, 244, 233) in RGB and hsl(168, 71%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #BEF4E9?

#BEF4E9 is rgb(190, 244, 233) — red 190, green 244, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEF4E9?

#BEF4E9 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEF4E9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEF4E9 scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEF4E9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEF4E9 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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