Palettes / Colors / #BCDED8
#BCDED8 — Light Muted Teal
#BCDED8 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 #BCDED8 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.
#BCDED8 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 #DDBBC1; it also sits naturally between #BBDDC6 and #BBD2DD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCDED8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 222, 216 |
| HSL | 169°, 34%, 80% |
| HSV | 169°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 3%, 13% |
| XYZ | 59.25, 67.89, 74.95 |
| Yxy | 67.89, 0.2932, 0.3359 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.95, -12.31, -0.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.40, -11.61, -0.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 87% · Blue 85%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCDED8
.text { color: #BCDED8; }
.background { background-color: #BCDED8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDED8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 222, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 34%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDED8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 222, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDED8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 222, 216, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCDED8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDED8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDBBC1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.58:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCDED8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDED8
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 #BCDED8: ·
How #BCDED8 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 #BCDED8 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 #BCDED8?
#BCDED8 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 222, 216). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDED8?
#BCDED8 is RGB 188, 222, 216 — HSL 169°, 34%, 80% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 3%, 13%.
What colors go with #BCDED8?
Its complement is #DDBBC1; analogous partners are #BBDDC6 and #BBD2DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCDED8 for text?
Black text on #BCDED8 has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.