Palettes / Colors / #BEDBD7
#BEDBD7 — Light Dusty Teal
#BEDBD7 is a teal color we call Light Dusty 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 #BEDBD7 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.
#BEDBD7 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 #DBBDC1; it also sits naturally between #BDDBC8 and #BDD0DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEDBD7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 219, 215 |
| HSL | 172°, 29%, 80% |
| HSV | 172°, 13%, 86% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 2%, 14% |
| XYZ | 58.83, 66.52, 74.03 |
| Yxy | 66.52, 0.2951, 0.3336 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.26, -10.34, -1.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.56, -9.76, -1.21 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 86% · Blue 84%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEDBD7
.text { color: #BEDBD7; }
.background { background-color: #BEDBD7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEDBD7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 219, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 29%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEDBD7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 219, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEDBD7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 219, 215, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEDBD7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEDBD7">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEDBD7
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DBBDC1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEDBD7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEDBD7
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 #BEDBD7: ·
How #BEDBD7 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 #BEDBD7 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 #BEDBD7?
#BEDBD7 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 219, 215). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEDBD7?
#BEDBD7 is RGB 190, 219, 215 — HSL 172°, 29%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 2%, 14%.
What colors go with #BEDBD7?
Its complement is #DBBDC1; analogous partners are #BDDBC8 and #BDD0DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEDBD7 for text?
Black text on #BEDBD7 has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.