Palettes / Colors / #BCEEED
#BCEEED — Pale Teal
#BCEEED is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.
#BCEEED 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 #EFBEBF; it also sits naturally between #BEEFD5 and #BED7EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCEEED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 238, 237 |
| HSL | 179°, 60%, 84% |
| HSV | 179°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 66.60, 77.95, 91.66 |
| Yxy | 77.95, 0.2819, 0.3300 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.76, -16.07, -4.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.29, -15.39, -4.73 |
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
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CSS code for #BCEEED
.text { color: #BCEEED; }
.background { background-color: #BCEEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCEEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 238, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCEEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 238, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCEEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 238, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCEEED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCEEED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFBEBF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCEEED: #000000.
How #BCEEED 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 #BCEEED 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 #BCEEED?
#BCEEED is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 238, 237). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCEEED?
#BCEEED is RGB 188, 238, 237 — HSL 179°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #BCEEED?
Its complement is #EFBEBF; analogous partners are #BEEFD5 and #BED7EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCEEED for text?
Black text on #BCEEED has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.