Close to Powder Blue
#BCEAED
#BCEAED is a very light, rich teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 91.8% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 184°, with 58% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BCEAED.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.30:1 FailBlack text on this color
16.13:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.30:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.13:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BCEAED as they’d see it.
#BCEAED in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BCEAED
What color is #BCEAED?
#BCEAED is a very light, rich teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 91.8% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 184°, with 58% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BCEAED in RGB?
#BCEAED is rgb(188, 234, 237): 188 red, 234 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BCEAED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(21, 1, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BCEAED?
PANTONE 317 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BCEAED?
Its complement #FFD9D6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.