Palettes / Colors / #BCEBE3

#BCEBE3 — Pale Muted Teal

#BCEBE3 is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#BCEBE3 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 #EBBCC4; it also sits naturally between #BCEBCC and #BCDBEB. 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 92% · Blue 89%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCEBE3

.text { color: #BCEBE3; }
.background { background-color: #BCEBE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCEBE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 235, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(170, 54%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCEBE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 235, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCEBE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 235, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCEBE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCEBE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCEBE3

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Tones of #BCEBE3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBBCC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCEBE3: #000000.

How #BCEBE3 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 #BCEBE3 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

← #BCEBE2  ·  #BCEBE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCEBE3?

#BCEBE3 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 235, 227). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCEBE3?

#BCEBE3 is RGB 188, 235, 227 — HSL 170°, 54%, 83% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 3%, 8%.

What colors go with #BCEBE3?

Its complement is #EBBCC4; analogous partners are #BCEBCC and #BCDBEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCEBE3 for text?

Black text on #BCEBE3 has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.