Palettes / Colors / #BCE2EA

#BCE2EA — Pale Muted Teal

#BCE2EA 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 #BCE2EA 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.

#BCE2EA 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 #EAC5BD; it also sits naturally between #BDEADB and #BDCCEA. 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 89% · Blue 92%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCE2EA

.text { color: #BCE2EA; }
.background { background-color: #BCE2EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCE2EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 226, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 52%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCE2EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 226, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCE2EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 226, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCE2EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCE2EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAC5BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCE2EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCE2EA

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 #BCE2EA 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 #BCE2EA 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

← #BCE2E9  ·  #BCE2EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCE2EA?

#BCE2EA is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 226, 234). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCE2EA?

#BCE2EA is RGB 188, 226, 234 — HSL 190°, 52%, 83% — CMYK 20%, 3%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BCE2EA?

Its complement is #EAC5BD; analogous partners are #BDEADB and #BDCCEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCE2EA for text?

Black text on #BCE2EA has a contrast ratio of 15.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.