What color is #BCECE1?

#BCECE1 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCECE1?

The RGB value is 188, 236, 225: 188 red, 236 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCECE1?

The complementary color is #ECBCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCECE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCECE1 color

#BCECE1 rgb(188, 236, 225)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BCECE1 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 92.5% green and 88.2% blue (188, 236, 225).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 56% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Water Leaf (#B6ECDE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#BCECE1 color codes

HEX	`#BCECE1`
RGB	`rgb(188, 236, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 92.5%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 56%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 20%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.91, -17.55, 0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.91, 17.55, 179.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.321, 76.116, 82.522)`
Decimal	`12381409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCECE1, 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 #BCECE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCECE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	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 #BCECE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcece1; }
.text { color: #bcece1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcece1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 236 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcece1, #bcdfec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BCECE1?: #BCECE1 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCECE1?: The RGB value is 188, 236, 225: 188 red, 236 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCECE1?: The complementary color is #ECBCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCECE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.