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#BDDFEA Color

#BDDFEA is rgb(189, 223, 234) in RGB, hsl(195, 52%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDDFEA
HEX#BDDFEA
RGBrgb(189, 223, 234)
HSLhsl(195, 52%, 83%)
HSVhsv(195, 19%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(88.3% 0.039 219.3)
LABlab(86.61% -9.84 -9.33)
LCHlch(86.61% 13.56 223.49)

What #BDDFEA 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 #BDDFEA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BDDFEA Channel Values

How #BDDFEA 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 223 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 195° · S 52% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 195° · S 19% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDDFEA 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BDDFEA

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BDDFEA

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

Shades

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

How #BDDFEA 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#BDDFEA
Protanopia#DADAEA
Protanomaly#CFDCEA
Deuteranopia#D5D5EB
Deuteranomaly#CCD9EA
Tritanopia#BBE0E0
Tritanomaly#BCE0E4
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDDFEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bddfea: #BDDFEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDDFEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bddfea': '#BDDFEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.875, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_bddfea">#BDDFEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDDFEA"

More Teal Colors

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

#BDDFEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDDFEA?

#BDDFEA is a lightest teal — rgb(189, 223, 234) in RGB and hsl(195, 52%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.55.

What is the RGB value of #BDDFEA?

#BDDFEA is rgb(189, 223, 234) — red 189, green 223, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDDFEA?

#BDDFEA converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDDFEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDDFEA scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDDFEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDDFEA 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 4.55, which is very hard to tell apart.

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