What color is #BCE3DB?

#BCE3DB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCE3DB?

The RGB value is 188, 227, 219: 188 red, 227 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCE3DB?

The complementary color is #E3BCC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCE3DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCE3DB color

#BCE3DB rgb(188, 227, 219)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BCE3DB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 89% green and 85.9% blue (188, 227, 219).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 41% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#BCE3DB color codes

HEX	`#BCE3DB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 227, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 89%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 41%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.36, -14.25, -0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.36, 14.25, 181.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.991, 70.742, 77.445)`
Decimal	`12379099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCE3DB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BCE3DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCE3DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BCE3DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bce3db; }
.text { color: #bce3db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bce3db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 227 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bce3db, #bcd8e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BCE3DB?: #BCE3DB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCE3DB?: The RGB value is 188, 227, 219: 188 red, 227 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCE3DB?: The complementary color is #E3BCC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCE3DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.