What color is #BCE5E2?

#BCE5E2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCE5E2?

The RGB value is 188, 229, 226: 188 red, 229 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCE5E2?

The complementary color is #E5BCBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCE5E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCE5E2 color

#BCE5E2 rgb(188, 229, 226)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BCE5E2 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 89.8% green and 88.6% blue (188, 229, 226).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 44% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.44:1).

#BCE5E2 color codes

HEX	`#BCE5E2`
RGB	`rgb(188, 229, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 89.8%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 44%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 18%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.07, -13.84, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.07, 14.15, 192.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.482, 72.219, 82.584)`
Decimal	`12379618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCE5E2, 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 #BCE5E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCE5E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.44:1	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 #BCE5E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bce5e2; }
.text { color: #bce5e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bce5e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 229 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bce5e2, #bcd4e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCE5E2?: #BCE5E2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCE5E2?: The RGB value is 188, 229, 226: 188 red, 229 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCE5E2?: The complementary color is #E5BCBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCE5E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.