Palettes / Colors / #BDD9DA

#BDD9DA — Light Dusty Teal

#BDD9DA is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#BDD9DA 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 #DABFBE; it also sits naturally between #BEDACD and #BECBDA. 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 85% · Blue 85%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDD9DA

.text { color: #BDD9DA; }
.background { background-color: #BDD9DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDD9DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 217, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 28%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDD9DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 217, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDD9DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 217, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDD9DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDD9DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DABFBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDD9DA: #000000.

How #BDD9DA 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 #BDD9DA 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

← #BDD9D9  ·  #BDD9DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDD9DA?

#BDD9DA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 217, 218). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDD9DA?

#BDD9DA is RGB 189, 217, 218 — HSL 182°, 28%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #BDD9DA?

Its complement is #DABFBE; analogous partners are #BEDACD and #BECBDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDD9DA for text?

Black text on #BDD9DA has a contrast ratio of 14.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.