#B5DAEC
Light Blue · very light cool teal
About #B5DAEC
#B5DAEC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 85% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 3.2); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECC7B5 — a apricot tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #B5DAEC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B5DAEC?
#B5DAEC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 85% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B5DAEC?
Use black text. Black on #B5DAEC has a contrast ratio of 14.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B5DAEC?
Its complementary colour is #ECC7B5, and analogous partners are #B5ECE3 and #B5BFEC.