Palettes / Colors / #BDEDEB
#BDEDEB — Pale Teal
#BDEDEB is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #BDEDEB 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.
#BDEDEB 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 #EDBFC1; it also sits naturally between #BFEDD4 and #BFD9ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDEDEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 237, 235 |
| HSL | 177°, 57%, 84% |
| HSV | 177°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 66.27, 77.39, 90.04 |
| Yxy | 77.39, 0.2836, 0.3311 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.50, -15.69, -4.11 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.97, -15.02, -4.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDEDEB
.text { color: #BDEDEB; }
.background { background-color: #BDEDEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDEDEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 237, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 57%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDEDEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 237, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDEDEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 237, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDEDEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDEDEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDBFC1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDEDEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDEDEB
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 #BDEDEB: ·
How #BDEDEB 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 #BDEDEB 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 #BDEDEB?
#BDEDEB is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 237, 235). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDEDEB?
#BDEDEB is RGB 189, 237, 235 — HSL 177°, 57%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #BDEDEB?
Its complement is #EDBFC1; analogous partners are #BFEDD4 and #BFD9ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDEDEB for text?
Black text on #BDEDEB has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.