Palettes / Colors / #B9DFD9

#B9DFD9 — Light Muted Teal

#B9DFD9 is a teal color we call Light Muted 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 #B9DFD9 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.

#B9DFD9 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 #DFB9BF; it also sits naturally between #B9DFC6 and #B9D2DF. 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 73% · Green 87% · Blue 85%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B9DFD9

.text { color: #B9DFD9; }
.background { background-color: #B9DFD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B9DFD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(185, 223, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B9DFD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(185, 223, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B9DFD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(185, 223, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B9DFD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B9DFD9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFB9BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B9DFD9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B9DFD9

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 #B9DFD9 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 #B9DFD9 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B9DFD9?

#B9DFD9 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 185, 223, 217). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B9DFD9?

#B9DFD9 is RGB 185, 223, 217 — HSL 171°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 3%, 13%.

What colors go with #B9DFD9?

Its complement is #DFB9BF; analogous partners are #B9DFC6 and #B9D2DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B9DFD9 for text?

Black text on #B9DFD9 has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.