Palettes / Colors / #BED4D9

#BED4D9 — Light Dusty Teal

#BED4D9 is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#BED4D9 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 #D9C4BF; it also sits naturally between #BFD9D1 and #BFC7D9. 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 75% · Green 83% · Blue 85%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BED4D9

.text { color: #BED4D9; }
.background { background-color: #BED4D9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BED4D9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 212, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 26%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BED4D9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 212, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BED4D9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 212, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BED4D9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BED4D9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9C4BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BED4D9: #000000.

How #BED4D9 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 #BED4D9 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

← #BED4D8  ·  #BED4DA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BED4D9?

#BED4D9 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 212, 217). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BED4D9?

#BED4D9 is RGB 190, 212, 217 — HSL 191°, 26%, 80% — CMYK 12%, 2%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #BED4D9?

Its complement is #D9C4BF; analogous partners are #BFD9D1 and #BFC7D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BED4D9 for text?

Black text on #BED4D9 has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.