What color is #BEF3F2?

#BEF3F2 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEF3F2?

The RGB value is 190, 243, 242: 190 red, 243 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEF3F2?

The complementary color is #F3BEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEF3F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEF3F2 color

#BEF3F2 rgb(190, 243, 242)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BEF3F2 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 95.3% green and 94.9% blue (190, 243, 242).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 69% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#BEF3F2 color codes

HEX	`#BEF3F2`
RGB	`rgb(190, 243, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 95.3%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 69%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 22%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.33, -16.92, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.33, 17.65, 196.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.308, 81.456, 96.058)`
Decimal	`12514290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEF3F2, 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 #BEF3F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEF3F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	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 #BEF3F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bef3f2; }
.text { color: #bef3f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bef3f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 243 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bef3f2, #bed9f3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BEF3F2?: #BEF3F2 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEF3F2?: The RGB value is 190, 243, 242: 190 red, 243 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEF3F2?: The complementary color is #F3BEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEF3F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.