Palettes / Colors / #B0DCDE

#B0DCDE — Light Muted Teal

#B0DCDE is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#B0DCDE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DEB2B0; it also sits naturally between #B0DEC9 and #B0C5DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B0DCDE

.text { color: #B0DCDE; }
.background { background-color: #B0DCDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B0DCDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(176, 220, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 41%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B0DCDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(176, 220, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B0DCDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(176, 220, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B0DCDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B0DCDE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B0DCDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEB2B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B0DCDE: #000000.

How #B0DCDE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B0DCDE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B0DCDD  ·  #B0DCDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B0DCDE?

#B0DCDE is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 176, 220, 222). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B0DCDE?

#B0DCDE is RGB 176, 220, 222 — HSL 183°, 41%, 78% — CMYK 21%, 1%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #B0DCDE?

Its complement is #DEB2B0; analogous partners are #B0DEC9 and #B0C5DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B0DCDE for text?

Black text on #B0DCDE has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.