Palettes / Colors / #BCDFE5

#BCDFE5 — Pale Muted Teal

#BCDFE5 is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BCDFE5 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BCDFE5 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 #E5C3BD; it also sits naturally between #BDE5D7 and #BDCBE5. 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 74% · Green 87% · Blue 90%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCDFE5

.text { color: #BCDFE5; }
.background { background-color: #BCDFE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDFE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 223, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 44%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDFE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 223, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDFE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 223, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCDFE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDFE5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5C3BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCDFE5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDFE5

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BCDFE5 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 #BCDFE5 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

← #BCDFE4  ·  #BCDFE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDFE5?

#BCDFE5 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 223, 229). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDFE5?

#BCDFE5 is RGB 188, 223, 229 — HSL 189°, 44%, 82% — CMYK 18%, 3%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #BCDFE5?

Its complement is #E5C3BD; analogous partners are #BDE5D7 and #BDCBE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDFE5 for text?

Black text on #BCDFE5 has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.