Palettes / Colors / #BBE2E2

#BBE2E2 — Light Muted Teal

#BBE2E2 is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#BBE2E2 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 #E2BBBB; it also sits naturally between #BBE2CF and #BBCFE2. 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 89%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBE2E2

.text { color: #BBE2E2; }
.background { background-color: #BBE2E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBE2E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 226, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 40%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBE2E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 226, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBE2E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 226, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBE2E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBE2E2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBE2E2

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Tones of #BBE2E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2BBBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBE2E2: #000000.

How #BBE2E2 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 #BBE2E2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBE2E1  ·  #BBE2E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBE2E2?

#BBE2E2 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 187, 226, 226). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBE2E2?

#BBE2E2 is RGB 187, 226, 226 — HSL 180°, 40%, 81% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #BBE2E2?

Its complement is #E2BBBB; analogous partners are #BBE2CF and #BBCFE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBE2E2 for text?

Black text on #BBE2E2 has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.