Palettes / Colors / #BBDAE1

#BBDAE1 — Light Muted Teal

#BBDAE1 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 #BBDAE1 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.

#BBDAE1 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 #E1C3BC; it also sits naturally between #BCE1D5 and #BCC8E1. 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 #BBDAE1

.text { color: #BBDAE1; }
.background { background-color: #BBDAE1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDAE1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 218, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 39%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDAE1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 218, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDAE1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 218, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDAE1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDAE1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1C3BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDAE1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDAE1

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 #BBDAE1 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 #BBDAE1 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

← #BBDAE0  ·  #BBDAE2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDAE1?

#BBDAE1 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 218, 225). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDAE1?

#BBDAE1 is RGB 187, 218, 225 — HSL 191°, 39%, 81% — CMYK 17%, 3%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #BBDAE1?

Its complement is #E1C3BC; analogous partners are #BCE1D5 and #BCC8E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDAE1 for text?

Black text on #BBDAE1 has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.