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#BCE0EB Color

#BCE0EB is rgb(188, 224, 235) in RGB, hsl(194, 54%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCE0EB
HEX#BCE0EB
RGBrgb(188, 224, 235)
HSLhsl(194, 54%, 83%)
HSVhsv(194, 20%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(88.4% 0.041 218.2)
LABlab(86.83% -10.47 -9.54)
LCHlch(86.83% 14.16 222.32)

What #BCE0EB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BCE0EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#BCE0EB Channel Values

How #BCE0EB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 224 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 54% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 20% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCE0EB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCE0EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCE0EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BCE0EB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCE0EB.

How #BCE0EB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BCE0EB
Protanopia#DADAEB
Protanomaly#CFDDEB
Deuteranopia#D5D5EC
Deuteranomaly#CBD9EC
Tritanopia#BAE1E1
Tritanomaly#BBE1E5
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCE0EB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bce0eb: #BCE0EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCE0EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bce0eb': '#BCE0EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.878, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_bce0eb">#BCE0EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCE0EB"

More Teal Colors

#BCE0EB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCE0EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCE0EB?

#BCE0EB is a lightest teal — rgb(188, 224, 235) in RGB and hsl(194, 54%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.3.

What is the RGB value of #BCE0EB?

#BCE0EB is rgb(188, 224, 235) — red 188, green 224, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCE0EB?

#BCE0EB converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCE0EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCE0EB scores 1.4:1 against white and 15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCE0EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCE0EB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 4.3, which is very hard to tell apart.

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