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#bfefef ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfefef is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 93.73% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 60% saturation and 84.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.7904

Complementary

  1. #bfefef
  2. #efbfbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfefef
  2. #efbfd7
  3. #efd7bf

Analogous

  1. #bfefd7
  2. #bfefef
  3. #bfd7ef

Triadic

  1. #bfefef
  2. #efbfef
  3. #efefbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfefef
  2. #bfbfef
  3. #efbfbf
  4. #efefbf

Square

  1. #bfefef
  2. #d7bfef
  3. #efbfbf
  4. #d7efbf

Monochromatic

  1. #45d0d0
  2. #82e0e0
  3. #bfefef
  4. #effbfb
  5. #effbfb

Shades

#bfefef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfefef
  2. #acd7d7
  3. #99bfbf
  4. #86a7a7
  5. #738f8f
  6. #607878
  7. #4c6060
  8. #394848
  9. #263030
  10. #131818
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfefef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfefef
  2. #c5f1f1
  3. #ccf2f2
  4. #d2f4f4
  5. #d9f5f5
  6. #dff7f7
  7. #e5f9f9
  8. #ecfafa
  9. #f2fcfc
  10. #f9fdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfefef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfefef
  2. #b9e4e4
  3. #b2d9d9
  4. #accece
  5. #a6c3c3
  6. #a0b8b8
  7. #99acac
  8. #93a1a1
  9. #8d9696
  10. #868b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7eaea ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9eaef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfe3ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0f2ef ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9ecef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3e8ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6f1ef ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfefef {
  color: #bfefef;
}
Background
.bg-bfefef {
  background-color: #bfefef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfefef {
  border: 2px solid #bfefef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfefef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 239 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 60% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfefef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfefef, #bfd7ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfefef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 239 239 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 2.98 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.11 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 5.53 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 5.83 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.41 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.00 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.52 #401010 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#bfefef  rgb(191, 239, 239)  hsl(180, 60%, 84%)  Pale Turquoise
#efbfbf  rgb(239, 191, 191)  hsl(0, 60%, 84%)  Baby Pink
#efbfef  rgb(239, 191, 239)  hsl(300, 60%, 84%)  Plum
#efefbf  rgb(239, 239, 191)  hsl(60, 60%, 84%)  Lemon Chiffon