Palettes / Colors / #BBE2DB

#BBE2DB — Light Muted Teal

#BBE2DB is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#BBE2DB 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 #E2BBC2; 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 86%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBE2DB

.text { color: #BBE2DB; }
.background { background-color: #BBE2DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBE2DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 226, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 40%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBE2DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 226, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBE2DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 226, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBE2DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBE2DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2BBC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBE2DB: #000000.

How #BBE2DB 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 #BBE2DB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBE2DB?

#BBE2DB is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 226, 219). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBE2DB?

#BBE2DB is RGB 187, 226, 219 — HSL 169°, 40%, 81% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 3%, 11%.

What colors go with #BBE2DB?

Its complement is #E2BBC2; analogous partners are #BBE2C7 and #BBD6E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBE2DB for text?

Black text on #BBE2DB has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.