Palettes / Colors / #BCEFEE
#BCEFEE — Pale Teal
#BCEFEE 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 #BCEFEE 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.
#BCEFEE 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 #EFBDBE; it also sits naturally between #BDEFD5 and #BDD7EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCEFEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 239, 238 |
| HSL | 179°, 61%, 84% |
| HSV | 179°, 21%, 94% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 67.04, 78.60, 92.53 |
| Yxy | 78.60, 0.2815, 0.3300 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.05, -16.36, -4.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.66, -15.68, -4.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 94% · Blue 93%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCEFEE
.text { color: #BCEFEE; }
.background { background-color: #BCEFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCEFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 239, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCEFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 239, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCEFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 239, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCEFEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCEFEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFBDBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCEFEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCEFEE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BCEFEE: ·
How #BCEFEE 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 #BCEFEE 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 #BCEFEE?
#BCEFEE is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 239, 238). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCEFEE?
#BCEFEE is RGB 188, 239, 238 — HSL 179°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #BCEFEE?
Its complement is #EFBDBE; analogous partners are #BDEFD5 and #BDD7EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCEFEE for text?
Black text on #BCEFEE has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.