Palettes / Colors / #B3DDEA

#B3DDEA — Light Teal

#B3DDEA is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#B3DDEA 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 #EAC0B3; it also sits naturally between #B3EADB and #B3C2EA. 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 87% · Blue 92%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #B3DDEA

.text { color: #B3DDEA; }
.background { background-color: #B3DDEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B3DDEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 221, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 57%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B3DDEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 221, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B3DDEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 221, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B3DDEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B3DDEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B3DDEA

Tints of #B3DDEA

Tones of #B3DDEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAC0B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B3DDEA: #000000.

How #B3DDEA 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 #B3DDEA 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

← #B3DDE9  ·  #B3DDEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B3DDEA?

#B3DDEA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 179, 221, 234). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B3DDEA?

#B3DDEA is RGB 179, 221, 234 — HSL 194°, 57%, 81% — CMYK 24%, 6%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #B3DDEA?

Its complement is #EAC0B3; analogous partners are #B3EADB and #B3C2EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B3DDEA for text?

Black text on #B3DDEA has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.