Palettes / Colors / #BBDBD9

#BBDBD9 — Light Dusty Teal

#BBDBD9 is a teal color we call Light Dusty 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 #BBDBD9 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.

#BBDBD9 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 #DCBCBE; it also sits naturally between #BCDCCA and #BCCEDC. 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 86% · Blue 85%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDBD9

.text { color: #BBDBD9; }
.background { background-color: #BBDBD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDBD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 219, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDBD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 219, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDBD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 219, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDBD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDBD9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCBCBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDBD9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDBD9

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 #BBDBD9 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 #BBDBD9 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

← #BBDBD8  ·  #BBDBDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDBD9?

#BBDBD9 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 219, 217). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDBD9?

#BBDBD9 is RGB 187, 219, 217 — HSL 176°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 1%, 14%.

What colors go with #BBDBD9?

Its complement is #DCBCBE; analogous partners are #BCDCCA and #BCCEDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDBD9 for text?

Black text on #BBDBD9 has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.