Palettes / Colors / #BBDFEA
#BBDFEA — Pale Muted Teal
#BBDFEA is a teal color we call Pale 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 #BBDFEA 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.
#BBDFEA 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 #EBC7BD; it also sits naturally between #BDEBDE and #BDC9EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBDFEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 223, 234 |
| HSL | 194°, 53%, 83% |
| HSV | 194°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 20%, 5%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 61.73, 69.28, 87.96 |
| Yxy | 69.28, 0.2819, 0.3164 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.64, -9.42, -9.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.24, -8.97, -9.27 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 87% · Blue 92%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBDFEA
.text { color: #BBDFEA; }
.background { background-color: #BBDFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 223, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 223, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 223, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBDFEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDFEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BBDFEA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBC7BD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBDFEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDFEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BBDFEA: ·
How #BBDFEA 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 #BBDFEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBDFEA?
#BBDFEA is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 223, 234). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDFEA?
#BBDFEA is RGB 187, 223, 234 — HSL 194°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 20%, 5%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #BBDFEA?
Its complement is #EBC7BD; analogous partners are #BDEBDE and #BDC9EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBDFEA for text?
Black text on #BBDFEA has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.