Palettes / Colors / #BEDCDC
#BEDCDC — Light Dusty Teal
#BEDCDC 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 #BEDCDC 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.
#BEDCDC 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 #DBBDBD; it also sits naturally between #BDDBCC and #BDCCDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEDCDC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 220, 220 |
| HSL | 180°, 30%, 80% |
| HSV | 180°, 14%, 86% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 0%, 14% |
| XYZ | 59.75, 67.30, 77.55 |
| Yxy | 67.30, 0.2920, 0.3289 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.66, -9.86, -3.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.04, -9.33, -3.21 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 86% · Blue 86%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEDCDC
.text { color: #BEDCDC; }
.background { background-color: #BEDCDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEDCDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 220, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 30%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEDCDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 220, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEDCDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 220, 220, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEDCDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEDCDC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DBBDBD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEDCDC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEDCDC
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 #BEDCDC: ·
How #BEDCDC 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 #BEDCDC 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 #BEDCDC?
#BEDCDC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 220, 220). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEDCDC?
#BEDCDC is RGB 190, 220, 220 — HSL 180°, 30%, 80% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 0%, 14%.
What colors go with #BEDCDC?
Its complement is #DBBDBD; analogous partners are #BDDBCC and #BDCCDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEDCDC for text?
Black text on #BEDCDC has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.