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#BFDEDB Color

#BFDEDB is rgb(191, 222, 219) in RGB, hsl(174, 32%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 13%) 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 7.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFDEDB
HEX#BFDEDB
RGBrgb(191, 222, 219)
HSLhsl(174, 32%, 81%)
HSVhsv(174, 14%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(87.7% 0.033 189.4)
LABlab(86.13% -11.04 -2.15)
LCHlch(86.13% 11.24 191.02)

What #BFDEDB 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 #BFDEDB, 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.

#BFDEDB Channel Values

How #BFDEDB 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 191 · G 222 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 32% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 14% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFDEDB 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BFDEDB

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

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 #BFDEDB.

How #BFDEDB 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#BFDEDB
Protanopia#D9D9DB
Protanomaly#CFDBDB
Deuteranopia#D4D4DC
Deuteranomaly#CCD8DB
Tritanopia#BFDEDE
Tritanomaly#BFDEDD
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFDEDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfdedb: #BFDEDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFDEDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfdedb': '#BFDEDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.871, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_bfdedb">#BFDEDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFDEDB"

More Teal Colors

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

#BFDEDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFDEDB?

#BFDEDB is a lightest teal — rgb(191, 222, 219) in RGB and hsl(174, 32%, 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 7.37.

What is the RGB value of #BFDEDB?

#BFDEDB is rgb(191, 222, 219) — red 191, green 222, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFDEDB?

#BFDEDB converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFDEDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFDEDB scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFDEDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFDEDB 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 7.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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