Palettes / Colors / #BADFDB

#BADFDB — Light Muted Teal

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

#BADFDB 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 #DFB9BD; it also sits naturally between #B9DFC8 and #B9D0DF. 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 86%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BADFDB

.text { color: #BADFDB; }
.background { background-color: #BADFDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BADFDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 223, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BADFDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 223, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BADFDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 223, 219, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFB9BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BADFDB: #000000.

How #BADFDB 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 #BADFDB

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BADFDB 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

← #BADFDA  ·  #BADFDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BADFDB?

#BADFDB is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 186, 223, 219). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BADFDB?

#BADFDB is RGB 186, 223, 219 — HSL 174°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 2%, 13%.

What colors go with #BADFDB?

Its complement is #DFB9BD; analogous partners are #B9DFC8 and #B9D0DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BADFDB for text?

Black text on #BADFDB has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.