#B9DBDD
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #B9DBDD
#B9DBDD is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 86% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 4.8), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDBBB9 (baby pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.24:1, 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 #B9DBDD?
#B9DBDD is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 86% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B9DBDD?
Use black text. Black on #B9DBDD has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B9DBDD?
Its complementary colour is #DDBBB9, and analogous partners are #B9DDCD and #B9C9DD.