Palettes / Colors / #BBDDE2

#BBDDE2 — Light Muted Teal

#BBDDE2 is a teal color we call Light Muted 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 #BBDDE2 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.

#BBDDE2 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 #E2C0BB; it also sits naturally between #BBE2D4 and #BBC9E2. 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 89%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDDE2

.text { color: #BBDDE2; }
.background { background-color: #BBDDE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDDE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 221, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 40%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDDE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 221, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDDE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 221, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDDE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDDE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2C0BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDDE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDDE2

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 #BBDDE2 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 #BBDDE2 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

← #BBDDE1  ·  #BBDDE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDDE2?

#BBDDE2 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 221, 226). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDDE2?

#BBDDE2 is RGB 187, 221, 226 — HSL 188°, 40%, 81% — CMYK 17%, 2%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #BBDDE2?

Its complement is #E2C0BB; analogous partners are #BBE2D4 and #BBC9E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDDE2 for text?

Black text on #BBDDE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.