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#BCE1CA Color

#BCE1CA is rgb(188, 225, 202) in RGB, hsl(143, 38%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 10%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCE1CA
HEX#BCE1CA
RGBrgb(188, 225, 202)
HSLhsl(143, 38%, 81%)
HSVhsv(143, 16%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 10%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(87.7% 0.05 157.9)
LABlab(86.38% -15.91 7.06)
LCHlch(86.38% 17.40 156.07)

What #BCE1CA 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 #BCE1CA, 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 green in the library.

#BCE1CA Channel Values

How #BCE1CA 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 225 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 38% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 16% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCE1CA 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCE1CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCE1CA; 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 #BCE1CA

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 #BCE1CA.

How #BCE1CA 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#BCE1CA
Protanopia#DBDBCA
Protanomaly#CFDECA
Deuteranopia#D6D6CB
Deuteranomaly#CCDACB
Tritanopia#BFDEDE
Tritanomaly#BEDFD6
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCE1CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bce1ca: #BCE1CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCE1CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bce1ca': '#BCE1CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.882, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_bce1ca">#BCE1CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCE1CA"

More Green Colors

#BCE1CA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCE1CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCE1CA?

#BCE1CA is a lightest green — rgb(188, 225, 202) in RGB and hsl(143, 38%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.17.

What is the RGB value of #BCE1CA?

#BCE1CA is rgb(188, 225, 202) — red 188, green 225, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCE1CA?

#BCE1CA converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 10%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCE1CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCE1CA scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCE1CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCE1CA 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.98, which is visibly different.

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