Palettes / Colors / #BDDBDB

#BDDBDB — Light Dusty Teal

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

#BDDBDB 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 #DBBDBD; it also sits naturally between #BDDBCC and #BDCCDB. 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 86% · Blue 86%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDDBDB

.text { color: #BDDBDB; }
.background { background-color: #BDDBDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDDBDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 219, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 29%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDDBDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 219, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDDBDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 219, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BDDBDB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBBDBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDDBDB: #000000.

How #BDDBDB 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 #BDDBDB 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

← #BDDBDA  ·  #BDDBDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDDBDB?

#BDDBDB is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 219, 219). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDDBDB?

#BDDBDB is RGB 189, 219, 219 — HSL 180°, 29%, 80% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BDDBDB?

Its complement is #DBBDBD; analogous partners are #BDDBCC and #BDCCDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDDBDB for text?

Black text on #BDDBDB has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.