Palettes / Colors / #BEDCDE
#BEDCDE — Light Muted Teal
#BEDCDE is a teal color we call Light Muted 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 #BEDCDE 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.
#BEDCDE 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 #DFC1BF; it also sits naturally between #BFDFD1 and #BFCCDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEDCDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 220, 222 |
| HSL | 184°, 33%, 81% |
| HSV | 184°, 14%, 87% |
| CMYK | 14%, 1%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 60.01, 67.41, 78.96 |
| Yxy | 67.41, 0.2908, 0.3266 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.71, -9.45, -4.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.10, -8.96, -4.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 86% · Blue 87%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEDCDE
.text { color: #BEDCDE; }
.background { background-color: #BEDCDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEDCDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 220, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEDCDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 220, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEDCDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 220, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEDCDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEDCDE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEDCDE
Tints of #BEDCDE
Tones of #BEDCDE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFC1BF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEDCDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEDCDE
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 #BEDCDE: ·
How #BEDCDE 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 #BEDCDE 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 #BEDCDE?
#BEDCDE is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 220, 222). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEDCDE?
#BEDCDE is RGB 190, 220, 222 — HSL 184°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 14%, 1%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #BEDCDE?
Its complement is #DFC1BF; analogous partners are #BFDFD1 and #BFCCDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEDCDE for text?
Black text on #BEDCDE has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.