Palettes / Colors / #BEDCDF
#BEDCDF — Light Muted Teal
#BEDCDF 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 #BEDCDF 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.
#BEDCDF 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 #DFC1BE; it also sits naturally between #BEDFD1 and #BECCDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEDCDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 220, 223 |
| HSL | 185°, 34%, 81% |
| HSV | 185°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 15%, 1%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 60.15, 67.46, 79.66 |
| Yxy | 67.46, 0.2902, 0.3255 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.74, -9.25, -4.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.13, -8.77, -4.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 86% · Blue 87%
Cyan 15% · 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 #BEDCDF
.text { color: #BEDCDF; }
.background { background-color: #BEDCDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEDCDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 220, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 34%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEDCDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 220, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEDCDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 220, 223, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEDCDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEDCDF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEDCDF
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Tones of #BEDCDF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFC1BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEDCDF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEDCDF
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 #BEDCDF: ·
How #BEDCDF 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 #BEDCDF 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 #BEDCDF?
#BEDCDF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 220, 223). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEDCDF?
#BEDCDF is RGB 190, 220, 223 — HSL 185°, 34%, 81% — CMYK 15%, 1%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #BEDCDF?
Its complement is #DFC1BE; analogous partners are #BEDFD1 and #BECCDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEDCDF for text?
Black text on #BEDCDF has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.