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#BAD2D7

Light Blue · very light cool teal

About #BAD2D7

#BAD2D7 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 82% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 7.5); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7BFBA — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #BAD2D7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green210
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BAD2D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BAD2D7.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BAD2D7.
13.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAD2D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAD2D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED0D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CCD7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2D4D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAD2D7?

#BAD2D7 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 82% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BAD2D7?

Use black text. Black on #BAD2D7 has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAD2D7?

Its complementary colour is #D7BFBA, and analogous partners are #BAD7CE and #BAC3D7.