#BDE5EA Color

#BDE5EA is rgb(189, 229, 234) in RGB, hsl(187, 52%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDE5EA

HEX#BDE5EA

RGBrgb(189, 229, 234)

HSLhsl(187, 52%, 83%)

HSVhsv(187, 19%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(89.5% 0.042 205.7)

LABlab(88.20% -12.68 -7.00)

LCHlch(88.20% 14.48 208.91)

What #BDE5EA 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 #BDE5EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 3.53 Water#D4F1F9ΔE 6.47 Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 6.64 Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 8.01 Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 8.64 Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 9.78

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#BDE5EA Channel Values

How #BDE5EA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 189 · G 229 · B 234	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 187° · S 52% · L 83%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 187° · S 19% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 19% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.35:1 vs white · 15.56:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDE5EA 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BDE5EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDE5EA; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BDE5EA

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 #BDE5EA.

How #BDE5EA 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#BDE5EA

Protanopia#DFDFEA

Protanomaly#D2E1EA

Deuteranopia#D9D9EB

Deuteranomaly#CEDEEB

Tritanopia#BCE6E6

Tritanomaly#BDE5E7

Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

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Using #BDE5EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bde5ea: #BDE5EA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDE5EA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bde5ea': '#BDE5EA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.898, blue: 0.918)

Android XML<color name="color_bde5ea">#BDE5EA</color>

SVG fillfill="#BDE5EA"

More Teal Colors

#BDE5EA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

c1e1ec b9f4ee c2f5f0 b9e3f3 c2ffff b9dde9 c4f3f3 b7f0f0 c5e8ed b6d3d3 c6e8f5 b6d2d3 d8f0f3 002d2e 007070 00a2ed 00fefc 0e534c 1affff 264348 38ffff 536872 74d4ff 8fffff

#BDE5EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDE5EA?

#BDE5EA is a lightest teal — rgb(189, 229, 234) in RGB and hsl(187, 52%, 83%) 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 3.53.

What is the RGB value of #BDE5EA?

#BDE5EA is rgb(189, 229, 234) — red 189, green 229, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDE5EA?

#BDE5EA converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDE5EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDE5EA scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDE5EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDE5EA 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 3.53, which is very hard to tell apart.

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