What color is #BEE0E2?

#BEE0E2 is a light, desaturated cyan known as Poolside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Poolside?

The RGB value is 190, 224, 226: 190 red, 224 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Poolside?

The complementary color is #E2C0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEE0E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Poolside color: hex code #BEE0E2

#BEE0E2 rgb(190, 224, 226)

Shades of teal

Poolside has the hex code #BEE0E2. It is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 87.8% green and 88.6% blue (190, 224, 226).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 38% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

Poolside (#BEE0E2) color codes

HEX	`#BEE0E2`
RGB	`rgb(190, 224, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 87.8%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 38%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.87, -10.69, -4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.87, 11.68, 203.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.615, 69.748, 82.153)`
Decimal	`12509410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Poolside, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BEE0E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEE0E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BEE0E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bee0e2; }
.text { color: #bee0e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bee0e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 224 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bee0e2, #becee2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

See #BEE0E2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BEE0E2?: #BEE0E2 is a light, desaturated cyan known as Poolside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Poolside?: The RGB value is 190, 224, 226: 190 red, 224 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Poolside?: The complementary color is #E2C0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEE0E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.