Palettes / Colors / #BED7DC

#BED7DC — Light Dusty Teal

#BED7DC is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#BED7DC 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 #DBC2BD; it also sits naturally between #BDDBD1 and #BDC7DB. 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 84% · Blue 86%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

Previews

CSS code for #BED7DC

.text { color: #BED7DC; }
.background { background-color: #BED7DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BED7DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 215, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 30%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BED7DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 215, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BED7DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 215, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BED7DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BED7DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBC2BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BED7DC: #000000.

How #BED7DC 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 #BED7DC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BED7DC?

#BED7DC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 215, 220). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BED7DC?

#BED7DC is RGB 190, 215, 220 — HSL 190°, 30%, 80% — CMYK 14%, 2%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BED7DC?

Its complement is #DBC2BD; analogous partners are #BDDBD1 and #BDC7DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BED7DC for text?

Black text on #BED7DC has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.