Palettes / Colors / #BBDAE0

#BBDAE0 — Light Muted Teal

#BBDAE0 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 #BBDAE0 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.

#BBDAE0 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 #E0C3BD; it also sits naturally between #BDE0D5 and #BDC9E0. 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 85% · Blue 88%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDAE0

.text { color: #BBDAE0; }
.background { background-color: #BBDAE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDAE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 218, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 37%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDAE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 218, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDAE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 218, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDAE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDAE0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0C3BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDAE0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDAE0

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 #BBDAE0 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 #BBDAE0 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

← #BBDADF  ·  #BBDAE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDAE0?

#BBDAE0 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 218, 224). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDAE0?

#BBDAE0 is RGB 187, 218, 224 — HSL 190°, 37%, 81% — CMYK 17%, 3%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #BBDAE0?

Its complement is #E0C3BD; analogous partners are #BDE0D5 and #BDC9E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDAE0 for text?

Black text on #BBDAE0 has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.