Palettes / Colors / #BEDCE4

#BEDCE4 — Pale Muted Teal

#BEDCE4 is a teal color we call Pale 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 #BEDCE4 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.

#BEDCE4 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 #E4C6BE; it also sits naturally between #BEE4D9 and #BEC9E4. 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 86% · Blue 89%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BEDCE4

.text { color: #BEDCE4; }
.background { background-color: #BEDCE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEDCE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 220, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 41%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEDCE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 220, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEDCE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 220, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEDCE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEDCE4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4C6BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEDCE4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEDCE4

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:

How #BEDCE4 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 #BEDCE4 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEDCE3  ·  #BEDCE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEDCE4?

#BEDCE4 is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 190, 220, 228). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEDCE4?

#BEDCE4 is RGB 190, 220, 228 — HSL 193°, 41%, 82% — CMYK 17%, 4%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #BEDCE4?

Its complement is #E4C6BE; analogous partners are #BEE4D9 and #BEC9E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEDCE4 for text?

Black text on #BEDCE4 has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.