What color is #BCE4DB?

#BCE4DB 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 #BCE4DB?

The RGB value is 188, 228, 219: 188 red, 228 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCE4DB?

The complementary color is #E4BCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCE4DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCE4DB color

#BCE4DB rgb(188, 228, 219)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BCE4DB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 89.4% green and 85.9% blue (188, 228, 219).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#BCE4DB color codes

HEX	`#BCE4DB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 228, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 89.4%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 43%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 18%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.63, -14.75, 0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.63, 14.75, 179.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.265, 71.291, 77.537)`
Decimal	`12379355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCE4DB, 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 #BCE4DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCE4DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	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 #BCE4DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bce4db; }
.text { color: #bce4db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bce4db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 228 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bce4db, #bcd9e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BCE4DB?: #BCE4DB 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 #BCE4DB?: The RGB value is 188, 228, 219: 188 red, 228 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCE4DB?: The complementary color is #E4BCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCE4DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.