What color is #BEE2DA?

#BEE2DA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEE2DA?

The RGB value is 190, 226, 218: 190 red, 226 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEE2DA?

The complementary color is #E2BEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEE2DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEE2DA color

#BEE2DA rgb(190, 226, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BEE2DA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 88.6% green and 85.5% blue (190, 226, 218).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 38% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#BEE2DA color codes

HEX	`#BEE2DA`
RGB	`rgb(190, 226, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 88.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 38%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.19, -13.31, -0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.19, 13.31, 180.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.083, 70.4, 76.686)`
Decimal	`12509914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEE2DA, 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 #BEE2DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEE2DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	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 #BEE2DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bee2da; }
.text { color: #bee2da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bee2da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 226 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bee2da, #bed8e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEE2DA?: #BEE2DA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEE2DA?: The RGB value is 190, 226, 218: 190 red, 226 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEE2DA?: The complementary color is #E2BEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEE2DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.