Palettes / Colors / #BBDDCD

#BBDDCD — Light Muted Green

#BBDDCD is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

#BBDDCD is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #DDBBCB; it also sits naturally between #BBDDBC and #BBDCDD. 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 87% · Blue 80%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDDCD

.text { color: #BBDDCD; }
.background { background-color: #BBDDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 221, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 33%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 221, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 221, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BBDDCD

Tints of #BBDDCD

Tones of #BBDDCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDBBCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDDCD: #000000.

How #BBDDCD 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 #BBDDCD 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

← #BBDDCC  ·  #BBDDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDDCD?

#BBDDCD is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 221, 205). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDDCD?

#BBDDCD is RGB 187, 221, 205 — HSL 152°, 33%, 80% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDDCD?

Its complement is #DDBBCB; analogous partners are #BBDDBC and #BBDCDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDDCD for text?

Black text on #BBDDCD has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.