Palettes / Colors / #BBECEC

#BBECEC — Pale Teal

#BBECEC is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#BBECEC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ECBBBB; it also sits naturally between #BBECD4 and #BBD4EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 93% · Blue 93%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BBECEC

.text { color: #BBECEC; }
.background { background-color: #BBECEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBECEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 236, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBECEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 236, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBECEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 236, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBECEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBECEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBECEC

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Tones of #BBECEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECBBBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBECEC: #000000.

How #BBECEC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBECEC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBECEB  ·  #BBECED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBECEC?

#BBECEC is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 236, 236). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBECEC?

#BBECEC is RGB 187, 236, 236 — HSL 180°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BBECEC?

Its complement is #ECBBBB; analogous partners are #BBECD4 and #BBD4EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBECEC for text?

Black text on #BBECEC has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.