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#BDD6DB Color

#BDD6DB is rgb(189, 214, 219) in RGB, hsl(190, 29%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDD6DB
HEX#BDD6DB
RGBrgb(189, 214, 219)
HSLhsl(190, 29%, 80%)
HSVhsv(190, 14%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(85.9% 0.028 211.1)
LABlab(83.87% -7.88 -5.45)
LCHlch(83.87% 9.58 214.67)

What #BDD6DB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BDD6DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 5.99Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 6.74Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 7.68Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 8.01Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 8.49Water#D4F1F9ΔE 9.53

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#BDD6DB Channel Values

How #BDD6DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 214 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 29% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 14% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDD6DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDD6DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDD6DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDD6DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDD6DB
Complementary
#DBC2BD
Analogous
#BDDBD1
Analogous
#BDC7DB
Triadic
#DBBDD6
Triadic
#D6DBBD
Split comp.
#DBBDC7
Split comp.
#DBD1BD

Tints & Shades of #BDD6DB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C7DCE0
#CEE0E4
#D8E6E9
#DEEAED
#E8F1F2
#EFF5F6

Shades

#99BFC7
#75A9B3
#558F9B
#43717A
#2F4F56
#1B2E31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDD6DB.

How #BDD6DB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BDD6DB
Protanopia#D2D2DB
Protanomaly#CAD4DB
Deuteranopia#CECEDC
Deuteranomaly#C8D1DB
Tritanopia#BCD7D7
Tritanomaly#BDD6D8
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDD6DB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bdd6db: #BDD6DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDD6DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdd6db': '#BDD6DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.839, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_bdd6db">#BDD6DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDD6DB"

More Teal Colors

#BDD6DB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BDD6DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDD6DB?

#BDD6DB is a lightest teal — rgb(189, 214, 219) in RGB and hsl(190, 29%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #BDD6DB?

#BDD6DB is rgb(189, 214, 219) — red 189, green 214, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDD6DB?

#BDD6DB converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDD6DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDD6DB scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDD6DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDD6DB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 7.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #BDD6DB in a Tool

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Keep exploring: every teal in the color library, the guide to shades of teal, or the full color library.