Palettes / Colors / #BCDFEA
#BCDFEA — Pale Muted Teal
#BCDFEA 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 #BCDFEA 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.
#BCDFEA 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 #EAC8BD; it also sits naturally between #BDEADE and #BDC9EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCDFEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 223, 234 |
| HSL | 194°, 52%, 83% |
| HSV | 194°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 20%, 5%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 61.98, 69.41, 87.97 |
| Yxy | 69.41, 0.2825, 0.3164 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.71, -9.11, -9.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.31, -8.69, -9.16 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 87% · Blue 92%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCDFEA
.text { color: #BCDFEA; }
.background { background-color: #BCDFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 223, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 52%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 223, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 223, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCDFEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDFEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BCDFEA
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Tones of #BCDFEA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAC8BD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCDFEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDFEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BCDFEA: ·
How #BCDFEA 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 #BCDFEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BCDFEA?
#BCDFEA is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 223, 234). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDFEA?
#BCDFEA is RGB 188, 223, 234 — HSL 194°, 52%, 83% — CMYK 20%, 5%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #BCDFEA?
Its complement is #EAC8BD; analogous partners are #BDEADE and #BDC9EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCDFEA for text?
Black text on #BCDFEA has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.