Palettes / Colors / #BCDCDD
#BCDCDD — Light Muted Teal
#BCDCDD is a teal color we call Light 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 #BCDCDD 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.
#BCDCDD 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 #DDBCBB; it also sits naturally between #BBDDCD and #BBCBDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCDCDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 220, 221 |
| HSL | 182°, 33%, 80% |
| HSV | 182°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 59.38, 67.10, 78.23 |
| Yxy | 67.10, 0.2901, 0.3278 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.55, -10.29, -4.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.91, -9.72, -3.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 86% · Blue 87%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCDCDD
.text { color: #BCDCDD; }
.background { background-color: #BCDCDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDCDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 220, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 33%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDCDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 220, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDCDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 220, 221, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCDCDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDCDD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BCDCDD
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Tones of #BCDCDD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDBCBB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCDCDD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDCDD
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 #BCDCDD: ·
How #BCDCDD 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 #BCDCDD 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 #BCDCDD?
#BCDCDD is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 220, 221). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDCDD?
#BCDCDD is RGB 188, 220, 221 — HSL 182°, 33%, 80% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #BCDCDD?
Its complement is #DDBCBB; analogous partners are #BBDDCD and #BBCBDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCDCDD for text?
Black text on #BCDCDD has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.