Palettes / Colors / #BBDED5

#BBDED5 — Light Muted Teal

#BBDED5 is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#BBDED5 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 #DEBAC3; it also sits naturally between #BADEC3 and #BAD5DE. 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 84%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDED5

.text { color: #BBDED5; }
.background { background-color: #BBDED5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDED5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 222, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(165, 35%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDED5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 222, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDED5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 222, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDED5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDED5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBDED5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEBAC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDED5: #000000.

How #BBDED5 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 #BBDED5 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

← #BBDED4  ·  #BBDED6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDED5?

#BBDED5 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 222, 213). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDED5?

#BBDED5 is RGB 187, 222, 213 — HSL 165°, 35%, 80% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 4%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDED5?

Its complement is #DEBAC3; analogous partners are #BADEC3 and #BAD5DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDED5 for text?

Black text on #BBDED5 has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.