What color is #BCE6EC?

#BCE6EC is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tip of the Iceberg. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCE6EC?

The RGB value is 188, 230, 236: 188 red, 230 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCE6EC?

The complementary color is #ECC2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCE6EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCE6EC color

#BCE6EC rgb(188, 230, 236)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BCE6EC is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 90.2% green and 92.5% blue (188, 230, 236).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 56% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Tip of the Iceberg (#BBE4EA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#BCE6EC color codes

HEX	`#BCE6EC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 230, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 90.2%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 56%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 20%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.61, -12.26, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.61, 14.33, 211.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.172, 73.339, 90.115)`
Decimal	`12379884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCE6EC, 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 #BCE6EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCE6EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	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 #BCE6EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bce6ec; }
.text { color: #bce6ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bce6ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 230 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bce6ec, #bcceec); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BCE6EC?: #BCE6EC is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tip of the Iceberg. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCE6EC?: The RGB value is 188, 230, 236: 188 red, 230 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCE6EC?: The complementary color is #ECC2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCE6EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.