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#BEF6FE Color

#BEF6FE is rgb(190, 246, 254) in RGB, hsl(188, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 0%) 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 5.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEF6FE
HEX#BEF6FE
RGBrgb(190, 246, 254)
HSLhsl(188, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(188, 25%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.8% 0.058 207.1)
LABlab(93.25% -17.02 -9.96)
LCHlch(93.25% 19.71 210.33)

What #BEF6FE 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 #BEF6FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 5.81Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 7.73Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 7.77Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 7.86Water#D4F1F9ΔE 8.85Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 9.62

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

#BEF6FE Channel Values

How #BEF6FE 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 246 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 188° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 188° · S 25% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEF6FE 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEF6FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEF6FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEF6FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BEF6FE
Complementary
#FEC6BE
Analogous
#BEFEE6
Analogous
#BED5FE
Triadic
#FEBEF5
Triadic
#F5FEBE
Split comp.
#FEBED5
Split comp.
#FEE6BE

Tints & Shades of #BEF6FE

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

#C8F7FE
#CDF8FE
#D7F9FE
#DCFAFE
#E6FBFF
#EBFCFF

Shades

#81EDFD
#45E4FC
#09DBFB
#03AFC9
#027A8D
#014650

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEF6FE.

How #BEF6FE 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#BEF6FE
Protanopia#EEEEFE
Protanomaly#DCF1FE
Deuteranopia#E5E5FF
Deuteranomaly#D7ECFF
Tritanopia#BDF7F7
Tritanomaly#BDF7FA
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEF6FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bef6fe: #BEF6FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEF6FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bef6fe': '#BEF6FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.965, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_bef6fe">#BEF6FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEF6FE"

More Teal Colors

#BEF6FE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BEF6FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEF6FE?

#BEF6FE is a lightest teal — rgb(190, 246, 254) in RGB and hsl(188, 97%, 87%) 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 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #BEF6FE?

#BEF6FE is rgb(190, 246, 254) — red 190, green 246, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEF6FE?

#BEF6FE converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEF6FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEF6FE scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEF6FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEF6FE 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 5.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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