Palettes / Colors / #BBDCE3

#BBDCE3 — Light Muted Teal

#BBDCE3 is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#BBDCE3 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 #E3C1BA; it also sits naturally between #BAE3D5 and #BAC8E3. 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 89%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDCE3

.text { color: #BBDCE3; }
.background { background-color: #BBDCE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDCE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 220, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 42%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDCE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 220, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDCE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 220, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDCE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDCE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBDCE3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3C1BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDCE3: #000000.

How #BBDCE3 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 #BBDCE3 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

← #BBDCE2  ·  #BBDCE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDCE3?

#BBDCE3 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 220, 227). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDCE3?

#BBDCE3 is RGB 187, 220, 227 — HSL 190°, 42%, 81% — CMYK 18%, 3%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #BBDCE3?

Its complement is #E3C1BA; analogous partners are #BAE3D5 and #BAC8E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDCE3 for text?

Black text on #BBDCE3 has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.