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#BEF5EF

#bef5ef ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bef5ef is a color from the teal family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 96.08% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.45% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 173.45°, with 73.33% saturation and 85.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.8248

Complementary

  1. #bef5ef
  2. #f5bec4

Split complementary

  1. #bef5ef
  2. #f5bedf
  3. #f5d3be

Analogous

  1. #bef5d3
  2. #bef5ef
  3. #bedff5

Triadic

  1. #bef5ef
  2. #efbef5
  3. #f5efbe

Tetradic

  1. #bef5ef
  2. #bec4f5
  3. #f5bec4
  4. #f5efbe

Square

  1. #bef5ef
  2. #d3bef5
  3. #f5bec4
  4. #dff5be

Monochromatic

  1. #39e1ce
  2. #7cebdf
  3. #bef5ef
  4. #edfcfb
  5. #edfcfb

Shades

#bef5ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef5ef
  2. #abddd7
  3. #98c4bf
  4. #85aca7
  5. #72938f
  6. #5f7b78
  7. #4c6260
  8. #394a48
  9. #263130
  10. #131918
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef5ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef5ef
  2. #c5f6f1
  3. #cbf7f2
  4. #d2f8f4
  5. #d8f9f5
  6. #dffaf7
  7. #e5fbf9
  8. #ecfcfa
  9. #f2fdfc
  10. #f9fefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef5ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef5ef
  2. #b8e9e4
  3. #b2ded9
  4. #abd2ce
  5. #a5c6c3
  6. #9fbbb8
  7. #99afac
  8. #93a3a1
  9. #8c9796
  10. #868c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daefec ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efefef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4e7f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aef8f3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddf1ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6edef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4f7f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef5ef {
  color: #bef5ef;
}
Background
.bg-bef5ef {
  background-color: #bef5ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef5ef {
  border: 2px solid #bef5ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef5ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 245 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 173 73% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef5ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef5ef, #bedff5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef5ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 245 239 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 3.09 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 4.27 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.82 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.19 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.95 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.02 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.13 #410a10 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#bef5ef  rgb(190, 245, 239)  hsl(173, 73%, 85%)  Pale Turquoise
#f5bec4  rgb(245, 190, 196)  hsl(353, 73%, 85%)  Bubble Gum
#efbef5  rgb(239, 190, 245)  hsl(293, 73%, 85%)  Mauve
#f5efbe  rgb(245, 239, 190)  hsl(53, 73%, 85%)  Blond