What color is #BEE8F3?

#BEE8F3 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Break the Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEE8F3?

The RGB value is 190, 232, 243: 190 red, 232 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEE8F3?

The complementary color is #F3C9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEE8F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEE8F3 color

#BEE8F3 rgb(190, 232, 243)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BEE8F3 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 91% green and 95.3% blue (190, 232, 243).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 69% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Break the Ice (#B2E1EE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#BEE8F3 color codes

HEX	`#BEE8F3`
RGB	`rgb(190, 232, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 91%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 69%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 22%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 5%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.45, -11.19, -9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.45, 14.88, 221.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.265, 75.129, 95.787)`
Decimal	`12511475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEE8F3, 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 #BEE8F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEE8F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	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 #BEE8F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bee8f3; }
.text { color: #bee8f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bee8f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 232 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bee8f3, #becef3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BEE8F3?: #BEE8F3 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Break the Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEE8F3?: The RGB value is 190, 232, 243: 190 red, 232 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEE8F3?: The complementary color is #F3C9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEE8F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.