Palettes / Colors / #BED4DA

#BED4DA — Light Dusty Teal

#BED4DA is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#BED4DA 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 #DAC4BE; it also sits naturally between #BEDAD2 and #BEC6DA. 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 13% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BED4DA

.text { color: #BED4DA; }
.background { background-color: #BED4DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BED4DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 212, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 27%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BED4DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 212, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BED4DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 212, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BED4DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BED4DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAC4BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BED4DA: #000000.

How #BED4DA 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 #BED4DA 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

← #BED4D9  ·  #BED4DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BED4DA?

#BED4DA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 212, 218). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BED4DA?

#BED4DA is RGB 190, 212, 218 — HSL 193°, 27%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 3%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #BED4DA?

Its complement is #DAC4BE; analogous partners are #BEDAD2 and #BEC6DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BED4DA for text?

Black text on #BED4DA has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.