Palettes / Colors / #BBDCE5

#BBDCE5 — Pale Muted Teal

#BBDCE5 is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#BBDCE5 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 #E6C5BC; it also sits naturally between #BCE6DA and #BCC8E6. 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 90%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

Previews

CSS code for #BBDCE5

.text { color: #BBDCE5; }
.background { background-color: #BBDCE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDCE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 220, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 45%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDCE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 220, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDCE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 220, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDCE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDCE5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBDCE5

Tints of #BBDCE5

Tones of #BBDCE5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6C5BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDCE5: #000000.

How #BBDCE5 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 #BBDCE5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBDCE4  ·  #BBDCE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDCE5?

#BBDCE5 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 220, 229). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDCE5?

#BBDCE5 is RGB 187, 220, 229 — HSL 193°, 45%, 82% — CMYK 18%, 4%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #BBDCE5?

Its complement is #E6C5BC; analogous partners are #BCE6DA and #BCC8E6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDCE5 for text?

Black text on #BBDCE5 has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.