#BCE5D5

Accessibility

AAA

15.31:1

Vs white / black

1.37:1 · 15.31:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#bce5d5

RGB

rgb(188, 229, 213)

RGBA

rgba(188, 229, 213, 1)

HSL

hsl(157, 44%, 82%)

HSLA

hsla(157, 44%, 82%, 1)

HSV

hsv(157, 18%, 90%)

LAB

lab(87.74% -16.43 3.39)

LCH

lch(87.74% 16.78 168.34)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8883 -0.0472 0.0087)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8883 0.048 169.56)

XYZ

xyz(60.77, 71.53, 73.54)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 10%)

CSS

color: #bce5d5;

CSS variable

--color-bce5d5: #bce5d5;

SCSS

$color-bce5d5: #bce5d5;

JavaScript

const color = "#bce5d5";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#bce5d5";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#bce5d5" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#bce5d5", "rgb": { "r": 188, "g": 229, "b": 213 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8883 0.048 169.56)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#bce5d5-1: #bce5d5;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

emerald-100

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.77 · #D1FAE5

Nearest CSS named color

PaleTurquoise

Very different · ΔE 7.56 · #AFEEEE

Nearest Material color

teal-100

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.93 · #B2DFDB

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 17 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e3fcf2 100d4efe4 200bdddd0 300a4c7b9 40084ac9d 500699081 60057786c 700446056 800324941 90021342d 9500f1e19

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f9fdfc f4fbf8 eef9f5 e9f6f1 e3f4ee def2ea d8f0e7 d2eee3 cdece0 c7e9dc c2e7d9 bce5d5 acd2c3 9dbfb2 8daca0 7d998e 6e867c 5e736b 4e5f59 3f4c47 2f3935 1f2623 101312

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9fdfc f4fbf8 eef9f5 e9f6f1 e3f4ee def2ea d8f0e7 d2eee3 cdece0 c7e9dc c2e7d9

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

acd2c3 9dbfb2 8daca0 7d998e 6e867c 5e736b 4e5f59 3f4c47 2f3935 1f2623 101312

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b7ddce b2d4c7 adccc0 a8c3b9 a3bbb2 9eb3ab 99aaa3 94a29c 8f9995 8a918e 858887

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BCE5D5Stop 1 #E5BDCCStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BDE5C2Stop 1 #BCE5D5Stop 2 #BDE1E5Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BCE5D5Stop 1 #D6BDE5Stop 2 #E5D6BDStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BCE5D5Stop 1 #E5BDE1Stop 2 #E5C2BDStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#1D4938Stop 1 #328162Stop 2 #47B88DStop 3 #7ECDAFStop 4 #B6E2D1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #bce5d5 works

#BCE5D5 (#bce5d5) sits in the teal family at about 157° hue, 44% saturation, and 82% lightness. Contrast is 1.37:1 on white and 15.31:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: emerald-100 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bce5d5 as small body text on white — 1.37:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind emerald 100#D1FAE5 Material Teal 100#B2DFDB Tailwind teal 100#CCFBF1 Material Green 100#C8E6C9 Tailwind green 100#DCFCE7 PaleTurquoise#AFEEEE Spectrum #96CFB4#96CFB4 Tailwind green 200#BBF7D0 Tailwind emerald 200#A7F3D0 Spectrum #96D4B2#96D4B2 Web Safe #CCFFFF#CCFFFF Tailwind teal 200#99F6E4