Palettes / Colors / #BCEBBF
#BCEBBF — Pale Muted Green
#BCEBBF is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BCEBBF 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.
#BCEBBF is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #EBBCE8; it also sits naturally between #D1EBBC and #BCEBD7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCEBBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 235, 191 |
| HSL | 124°, 54%, 83% |
| HSV | 124°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 19%, 8% |
| XYZ | 59.85, 73.87, 60.39 |
| Yxy | 73.87, 0.3083, 0.3805 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.86, -23.42, 16.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.95, -21.86, 14.35 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 92% · Blue 75%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCEBBF
.text { color: #BCEBBF; }
.background { background-color: #BCEBBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCEBBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 235, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(124, 54%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCEBBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 235, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCEBBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 235, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCEBBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCEBBF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BCEBBF
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Tones of #BCEBBF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBBCE8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCEBBF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCEBBF
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 #BCEBBF: ·
How #BCEBBF 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 #BCEBBF 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 #BCEBBF?
#BCEBBF is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 188, 235, 191). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCEBBF?
#BCEBBF is RGB 188, 235, 191 — HSL 124°, 54%, 83% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 19%, 8%.
What colors go with #BCEBBF?
Its complement is #EBBCE8; analogous partners are #D1EBBC and #BCEBD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCEBBF for text?
Black text on #BCEBBF has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.