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#BDE2E5 Color

#BDE2E5 is rgb(189, 226, 229) in RGB, hsl(185, 43%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 1%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDE2E5
HEX#BDE2E5
RGBrgb(189, 226, 229)
HSLhsl(185, 43%, 82%)
HSVhsv(185, 17%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 1%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.039 202.5)
LABlab(87.29% -12.05 -5.72)
LCHlch(87.29% 13.34 205.40)

What #BDE2E5 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 #BDE2E5, 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.

#BDE2E5 Channel Values

How #BDE2E5 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 226 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 43% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 17% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDE2E5 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BDE2E5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDE2E5; 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 #BDE2E5

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 #BDE2E5.

How #BDE2E5 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#BDE2E5
Protanopia#DCDCE5
Protanomaly#D0DFE5
Deuteranopia#D7D7E6
Deuteranomaly#CDDBE6
Tritanopia#BDE2E2
Tritanomaly#BDE2E3
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDE2E5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bde2e5: #BDE2E5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDE2E5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bde2e5': '#BDE2E5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.886, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_bde2e5">#BDE2E5</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDE2E5"

More Teal Colors

#BDE2E5 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDE2E5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDE2E5?

#BDE2E5 is a lightest teal — rgb(189, 226, 229) in RGB and hsl(185, 43%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.19.

What is the RGB value of #BDE2E5?

#BDE2E5 is rgb(189, 226, 229) — red 189, green 226, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDE2E5?

#BDE2E5 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 1%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDE2E5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDE2E5 scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDE2E5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDE2E5 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 4.19, which is very hard to tell apart.

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