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#BDEAEA Color

#BDEAEA is rgb(189, 234, 234) in RGB, hsl(180, 52%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 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 4.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDEAEA
HEX#BDEAEA
RGBrgb(189, 234, 234)
HSLhsl(180, 52%, 83%)
HSVhsv(180, 19%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(90.6% 0.046 196.4)
LABlab(89.53% -15.01 -5.06)
LCHlch(89.53% 15.84 198.62)

What #BDEAEA 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 #BDEAEA, 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.

#BDEAEA Channel Values

How #BDEAEA 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 234 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 52% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 19% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDEAEA 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BDEAEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDEAEA; 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
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BDEAEA

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 #BDEAEA.

How #BDEAEA 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#BDEAEA
Protanopia#E3E3EA
Protanomaly#D5E6EA
Deuteranopia#DCDCEB
Deuteranomaly#D1E2EB
Tritanopia#BDEAEA
Tritanomaly#BDEAEA
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDEAEA in Code

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

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

More Teal Colors

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

#BDEAEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDEAEA?

#BDEAEA is a lightest teal — rgb(189, 234, 234) in RGB and hsl(180, 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 4.84.

What is the RGB value of #BDEAEA?

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

What is the CMYK value of #BDEAEA?

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

Should text on #BDEAEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDEAEA scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDEAEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDEAEA 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 4.84, which is very hard to tell apart.

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