Palettes / Colors / #BFDED7
#BFDED7 — Light Muted Teal
#BFDED7 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 #BFDED7 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.
#BFDED7 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 #DEBFC6; it also sits naturally between #BFDEC7 and #BFD6DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFDED7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 222, 215 |
| HSL | 166°, 32%, 81% |
| HSV | 166°, 14%, 87% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 3%, 13% |
| XYZ | 59.87, 68.23, 74.30 |
| Yxy | 68.23, 0.2958, 0.3371 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.12, -11.55, -0.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.60, -10.92, -0.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 87% · Blue 84%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFDED7
.text { color: #BFDED7; }
.background { background-color: #BFDED7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDED7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 222, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(166, 32%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDED7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 222, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDED7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 222, 215, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFDED7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFDED7">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFDED7
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEBFC6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFDED7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFDED7
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 #BFDED7: ·
How #BFDED7 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 #BFDED7 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 #BFDED7?
#BFDED7 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 222, 215). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDED7?
#BFDED7 is RGB 191, 222, 215 — HSL 166°, 32%, 81% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 3%, 13%.
What colors go with #BFDED7?
Its complement is #DEBFC6; analogous partners are #BFDEC7 and #BFD6DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFDED7 for text?
Black text on #BFDED7 has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.