Palettes / Colors / #BCECEB

#BCECEB — Pale Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #BCECEB 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.

#BCECEB 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 #ECBBBC; it also sits naturally between #BBECD3 and #BBD4EC. 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 93% · Blue 92%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCECEB

.text { color: #BCECEB; }
.background { background-color: #BCECEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCECEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 236, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCECEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 236, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCECEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 236, 235, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECBBBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCECEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCECEB

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 #BCECEB 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 #BCECEB 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

← #BCECEA  ·  #BCECEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCECEB?

#BCECEB is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 236, 235). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCECEB?

#BCECEB is RGB 188, 236, 235 — HSL 179°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BCECEB?

Its complement is #ECBBBC; analogous partners are #BBECD3 and #BBD4EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCECEB for text?

Black text on #BCECEB has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.