Close to Powder Blue
#BBDBD7
#BBDBD7 is a light, muted teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 85.9% green, and 84.3% blue. Its hue is 173°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBDBD7.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.48:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.23:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.48:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.23:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBDBD7 as they’d see it.
#BBDBD7 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BBDBD7
What color is #BBDBD7?
#BBDBD7 is a light, muted teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 85.9% green, and 84.3% blue. Its hue is 173°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBDBD7 in RGB?
#BBDBD7 is rgb(187, 219, 215): 187 red, 219 green, and 215 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBDBD7 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(15, 0, 2, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBDBD7?
PANTONE 317 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBDBD7?
Its complement #ECCDD1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.