Close to Powder Blue
#BCE2EB
#BCE2EB is a very light, rich teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 88.6% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 191°, with 54% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BCE2EB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette builder →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette builder →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
1.38:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.22:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.38:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.22:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BCE2EB as they’d see it.
#BCE2EB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #BCE2EB
What color is #BCE2EB?
#BCE2EB is a very light, rich teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 88.6% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 191°, with 54% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BCE2EB in RGB?
#BCE2EB is rgb(188, 226, 235): 188 red, 226 green, and 235 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BCE2EB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(20, 4, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BCE2EB?
PANTONE 7464 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BCE2EB?
Its complement #F6D4CC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.