Palettes / Colors / #BBE2DA

#BBE2DA — Light Muted Teal

#BBE2DA is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#BBE2DA 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 #E2BBC3; it also sits naturally between #BBE2C7 and #BBD6E2. 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 89% · Blue 85%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBE2DA

.text { color: #BBE2DA; }
.background { background-color: #BBE2DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBE2DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 226, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 40%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBE2DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 226, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBE2DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 226, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBE2DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBE2DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2BBC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBE2DA: #000000.

How #BBE2DA 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 #BBE2DA 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

← #BBE2D9  ·  #BBE2DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBE2DA?

#BBE2DA is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 226, 218). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBE2DA?

#BBE2DA is RGB 187, 226, 218 — HSL 168°, 40%, 81% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 4%, 11%.

What colors go with #BBE2DA?

Its complement is #E2BBC3; analogous partners are #BBE2C7 and #BBD6E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBE2DA for text?

Black text on #BBE2DA has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.