Palettes / Colors / #BCEDED

#BCEDED — Pale Teal

#BCEDED 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 #BCEDED 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.

#BCEDED 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 #EDBBBB; it also sits naturally between #BBEDD4 and #BBD4ED. 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 93%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCEDED

.text { color: #BCEDED; }
.background { background-color: #BCEDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCEDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 237, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 58%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCEDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 237, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCEDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 237, 237, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDBBBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCEDED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCEDED

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 #BCEDED 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 #BCEDED 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCEDED?

#BCEDED is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 237, 237). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCEDED?

#BCEDED is RGB 188, 237, 237 — HSL 180°, 58%, 83% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BCEDED?

Its complement is #EDBBBB; analogous partners are #BBEDD4 and #BBD4ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCEDED for text?

Black text on #BCEDED has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.