Palettes / Colors / #BCF5EF

#BCF5EF — Pale Teal

#BCF5EF is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#BCF5EF 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 #F5BCC2; it also sits naturally between #BCF5D3 and #BCDEF5. 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 96% · Blue 94%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCF5EF

.text { color: #BCF5EF; }
.background { background-color: #BCF5EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCF5EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 245, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 74%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCF5EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 245, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCF5EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 245, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCF5EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCF5EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5BCC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCF5EF: #000000.

How #BCF5EF 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 #BCF5EF 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 #BCF5EF?

#BCF5EF is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 245, 239). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCF5EF?

#BCF5EF is RGB 188, 245, 239 — HSL 174°, 74%, 85% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 2%, 4%.

What colors go with #BCF5EF?

Its complement is #F5BCC2; analogous partners are #BCF5D3 and #BCDEF5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCF5EF for text?

Black text on #BCF5EF has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.