What color is #BEFEF5?

#BEFEF5 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Crushed Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEFEF5?

The RGB value is 190, 254, 245: 190 red, 254 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEFEF5?

The complementary color is #FEBEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEFEF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEFEF5 color

#BEFEF5 rgb(190, 254, 245)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BEFEF5 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 99.6% green and 96.1% blue (190, 254, 245).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 97% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Crushed Ice (#C4FFF7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.68:1).

#BEFEF5 color codes

HEX	`#BEFEF5`
RGB	`rgb(190, 254, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 99.6%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 97%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 4%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.34, -21.69, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.34, 21.8, 185.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.153, 88.42, 99.581)`
Decimal	`12517109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEFEF5, 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 #BEFEF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEFEF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.68:1	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 #BEFEF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #befef5; }
.text { color: #befef5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #befef5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 254 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #befef5, #bee7fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BEFEF5?: #BEFEF5 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Crushed Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEFEF5?: The RGB value is 190, 254, 245: 190 red, 254 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEFEF5?: The complementary color is #FEBEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEFEF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.