Palettes / Colors / #BADFDD

#BADFDD — Light Muted Teal

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

#BADFDD 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 #DFB9BB; it also sits naturally between #B9DFCA and #B9CEDF. 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 87%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BADFDD

.text { color: #BADFDD; }
.background { background-color: #BADFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BADFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 223, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BADFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 223, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BADFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 223, 221, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFB9BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BADFDD: #000000.

How #BADFDD 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 #BADFDD 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

← #BADFDC  ·  #BADFDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BADFDD?

#BADFDD is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 186, 223, 221). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BADFDD?

#BADFDD is RGB 186, 223, 221 — HSL 177°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #BADFDD?

Its complement is #DFB9BB; analogous partners are #B9DFCA and #B9CEDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BADFDD for text?

Black text on #BADFDD has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.