Palettes / Colors / #BBDCDC

#BBDCDC — Light Muted Teal

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

#BBDCDC 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 #DCBCBC; it also sits naturally between #BCDCCC and #BCCCDC. 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 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDCDC

.text { color: #BBDCDC; }
.background { background-color: #BBDCDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDCDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 220, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 32%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDCDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 220, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDCDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 220, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCBCBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDCDC: #000000.

How #BBDCDC 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 #BBDCDC 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

← #BBDCDB  ·  #BBDCDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDCDC?

#BBDCDC is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 220, 220). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDCDC?

#BBDCDC is RGB 187, 220, 220 — HSL 180°, 32%, 80% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BBDCDC?

Its complement is #DCBCBC; analogous partners are #BCDCCC and #BCCCDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDCDC for text?

Black text on #BBDCDC has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.