Palettes / Colors / #BFD9DF

#BFD9DF — Light Muted Teal

#BFD9DF is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

#BFD9DF 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 #DFC4BF; it also sits naturally between #BFDFD4 and #BFC9DF. 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 85% · Blue 87%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFD9DF

.text { color: #BFD9DF; }
.background { background-color: #BFD9DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFD9DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 217, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFD9DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 217, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFD9DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 217, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFD9DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFD9DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFD9DF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFC4BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFD9DF: #000000.

How #BFD9DF 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 #BFD9DF 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

← #BFD9DE  ·  #BFD9E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFD9DF?

#BFD9DF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 217, 223). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFD9DF?

#BFD9DF is RGB 191, 217, 223 — HSL 191°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 14%, 3%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BFD9DF?

Its complement is #DFC4BF; analogous partners are #BFDFD4 and #BFC9DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFD9DF for text?

Black text on #BFD9DF has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.