What color is #BEE7E1?

#BEE7E1 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEE7E1?

The RGB value is 190, 231, 225: 190 red, 231 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEE7E1?

The complementary color is #E7BEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEE7E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEE7E1 color

#BEE7E1 rgb(190, 231, 225)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BEE7E1 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 90.6% green and 88.2% blue (190, 231, 225).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 46% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

#BEE7E1 color codes

HEX	`#BEE7E1`
RGB	`rgb(190, 231, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 90.6%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 46%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 18%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.7, -14.43, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.7, 14.51, 185.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.398, 73.533, 82.073)`
Decimal	`12511201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEE7E1, 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 #BEE7E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEE7E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	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 #BEE7E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bee7e1; }
.text { color: #bee7e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bee7e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 231 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bee7e1, #bed9e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BEE7E1?: #BEE7E1 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEE7E1?: The RGB value is 190, 231, 225: 190 red, 231 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEE7E1?: The complementary color is #E7BEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEE7E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.