What color is #BEE1E0?

#BEE1E0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swimming. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEE1E0?

The RGB value is 190, 225, 224: 190 red, 225 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEE1E0?

The complementary color is #E1BEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEE1E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEE1E0 color

#BEE1E0 rgb(190, 225, 224)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BEE1E0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 88.2% green and 87.8% blue (190, 225, 224).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Swimming (#C2E5E5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#BEE1E0 color codes

HEX	`#BEE1E0`
RGB	`rgb(190, 225, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 88.2%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.08, -11.6, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.08, 12.08, 196.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.611, 70.178, 80.806)`
Decimal	`12509664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEE1E0, 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 #BEE1E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEE1E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	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 #BEE1E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bee1e0; }
.text { color: #bee1e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bee1e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 225 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bee1e0, #bed1e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEE1E0?: #BEE1E0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swimming. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEE1E0?: The RGB value is 190, 225, 224: 190 red, 225 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEE1E0?: The complementary color is #E1BEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEE1E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.