Palettes / Colors / #BCDEDD

#BCDEDD — Light Muted Teal

#BCDEDD 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 #BCDEDD 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.

#BCDEDD 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 #DDBBBC; it also sits naturally between #BBDDCB and #BBCDDD. 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 74% · Green 87% · Blue 87%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCDEDD

.text { color: #BCDEDD; }
.background { background-color: #BCDEDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDEDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 222, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 34%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDEDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 222, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDEDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 222, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCDEDD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDBBBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCDEDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDEDD

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:

How #BCDEDD 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 #BCDEDD 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

← #BCDEDC  ·  #BCDEDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDEDD?

#BCDEDD is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 222, 221). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDEDD?

#BCDEDD is RGB 188, 222, 221 — HSL 178°, 34%, 80% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BCDEDD?

Its complement is #DDBBBC; analogous partners are #BBDDCB and #BBCDDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDEDD for text?

Black text on #BCDEDD has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.