Palettes / Colors / #BBD3D2

#BBD3D2 — Light Dusty Teal

#BBD3D2 is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#BBD3D2 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 #D3BBBC; it also sits naturally between #BBD3C6 and #BBC8D3. 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 83% · Blue 82%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

Previews

CSS code for #BBD3D2

.text { color: #BBD3D2; }
.background { background-color: #BBD3D2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD3D2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 211, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 21%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD3D2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 211, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD3D2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 211, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD3D2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD3D2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBD3D2

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Tones of #BBD3D2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3BBBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD3D2: #000000.

How #BBD3D2 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 #BBD3D2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBD3D1  ·  #BBD3D3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD3D2?

#BBD3D2 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 211, 210). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD3D2?

#BBD3D2 is RGB 187, 211, 210 — HSL 178°, 21%, 78% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #BBD3D2?

Its complement is #D3BBBC; analogous partners are #BBD3C6 and #BBC8D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD3D2 for text?

Black text on #BBD3D2 has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.