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#BDE0DA Color

#BDE0DA is rgb(189, 224, 218) in RGB, hsl(170, 36%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDE0DA
HEX#BDE0DA
RGBrgb(189, 224, 218)
HSLhsl(170, 36%, 81%)
HSVhsv(170, 16%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.038 184)
LABlab(86.51% -12.79 -1.10)
LCHlch(86.51% 12.84 184.92)

What #BDE0DA 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 #BDE0DA, 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.

#BDE0DA Channel Values

How #BDE0DA 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 224 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 36% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 16% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDE0DA 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BDE0DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDE0DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BDE0DA

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 #BDE0DA.

How #BDE0DA 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#BDE0DA
Protanopia#DBDBDA
Protanomaly#CFDDDA
Deuteranopia#D5D5DB
Deuteranomaly#CCDADB
Tritanopia#BEDFDF
Tritanomaly#BEE0DD
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDE0DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bde0da: #BDE0DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDE0DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bde0da': '#BDE0DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.878, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_bde0da">#BDE0DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDE0DA"

More Teal Colors

#BDE0DA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDE0DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDE0DA?

#BDE0DA is a lightest teal — rgb(189, 224, 218) in RGB and hsl(170, 36%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #BDE0DA?

#BDE0DA is rgb(189, 224, 218) — red 189, green 224, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDE0DA?

#BDE0DA converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDE0DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDE0DA scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDE0DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDE0DA 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 7.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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