Palettes / Colors / #BDEADD
#BDEADD — Pale Muted Teal
#BDEADD is a teal color we call Pale 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 #BDEADD 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.
#BDEADD 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 #EABDCA; it also sits naturally between #BDEAC7 and #BDE0EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDEADD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 234, 221 |
| HSL | 163°, 52%, 83% |
| HSV | 163°, 19%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 6%, 8% |
| XYZ | 63.46, 74.88, 79.52 |
| Yxy | 74.88, 0.2913, 0.3437 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.34, -17.04, 1.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.54, -16.17, 1.44 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 92% · Blue 87%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDEADD
.text { color: #BDEADD; }
.background { background-color: #BDEADD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDEADD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 234, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 52%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDEADD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 234, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDEADD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 234, 221, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDEADD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDEADD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BDEADD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EABDCA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDEADD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDEADD
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 #BDEADD: ·
How #BDEADD 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 #BDEADD 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #BDEADD?
#BDEADD is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 234, 221). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDEADD?
#BDEADD is RGB 189, 234, 221 — HSL 163°, 52%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 6%, 8%.
What colors go with #BDEADD?
Its complement is #EABDCA; analogous partners are #BDEAC7 and #BDE0EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDEADD for text?
Black text on #BDEADD has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.