Palettes / Colors / #BCEBE7

#BCEBE7 — Pale Muted Teal

#BCEBE7 is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#BCEBE7 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 #EBBCC0; it also sits naturally between #BCEBD0 and #BCD8EB. 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 91%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCEBE7

.text { color: #BCEBE7; }
.background { background-color: #BCEBE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCEBE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 235, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 54%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCEBE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 235, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCEBE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 235, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCEBE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCEBE7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCEBE7

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBBCC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCEBE7: #000000.

How #BCEBE7 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 #BCEBE7 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

← #BCEBE6  ·  #BCEBE8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCEBE7?

#BCEBE7 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 235, 231). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCEBE7?

#BCEBE7 is RGB 188, 235, 231 — HSL 175°, 54%, 83% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 2%, 8%.

What colors go with #BCEBE7?

Its complement is #EBBCC0; analogous partners are #BCEBD0 and #BCD8EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCEBE7 for text?

Black text on #BCEBE7 has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.