Close to Powder Blue
#BBDEE3
#BBDEE3 is a very light, muted teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 87.1% green, and 89% blue. Its hue is 188°, with 42% saturation and 81% 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 #BBDEE3.
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
1.43:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.67:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.43:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.67:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBDEE3 as they’d see it.
#BBDEE3 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 #BBDEE3
What color is #BBDEE3?
#BBDEE3 is a very light, muted teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 87.1% green, and 89% blue. Its hue is 188°, with 42% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBDEE3 in RGB?
#BBDEE3 is rgb(187, 222, 227): 187 red, 222 green, and 227 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBDEE3 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(18, 2, 0, 11). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBDEE3?
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 #BBDEE3?
Its complement #F0D1CC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.