Palettes / Colors / #B8DCD9

#B8DCD9 — Light Muted Teal

#B8DCD9 is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#B8DCD9 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 #DCB7BA; it also sits naturally between #B7DCC6 and #B7CCDC. 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 72% · Green 86% · Blue 85%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B8DCD9

.text { color: #B8DCD9; }
.background { background-color: #B8DCD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B8DCD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 220, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 34%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B8DCD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 220, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B8DCD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 220, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B8DCD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B8DCD9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCB7BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B8DCD9: #000000.

How #B8DCD9 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 #B8DCD9 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

← #B8DCD8  ·  #B8DCDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B8DCD9?

#B8DCD9 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 184, 220, 217). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B8DCD9?

#B8DCD9 is RGB 184, 220, 217 — HSL 175°, 34%, 79% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 1%, 14%.

What colors go with #B8DCD9?

Its complement is #DCB7BA; analogous partners are #B7DCC6 and #B7CCDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B8DCD9 for text?

Black text on #B8DCD9 has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.