Palettes / Colors / #B2EBDC

#B2EBDC — Light Teal

#B2EBDC is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #B2EBDC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B2EBDC 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 #EBB2C1; it also sits naturally between #B2EBBF and #B2DEEB. 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 70% · Green 92% · Blue 86%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B2EBDC

.text { color: #B2EBDC; }
.background { background-color: #B2EBDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B2EBDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 235, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(164, 59%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B2EBDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 235, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B2EBDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 235, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B2EBDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B2EBDC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBB2C1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B2EBDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B2EBDC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B2EBDC 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 #B2EBDC 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

← #B2EBDB  ·  #B2EBDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B2EBDC?

#B2EBDC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 178, 235, 220). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B2EBDC?

#B2EBDC is RGB 178, 235, 220 — HSL 164°, 59%, 81% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 6%, 8%.

What colors go with #B2EBDC?

Its complement is #EBB2C1; analogous partners are #B2EBBF and #B2DEEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B2EBDC for text?

Black text on #B2EBDC has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.