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#BAD2DB

Light Blue · very light cool teal

About #BAD2DB

With the hex code #BAD2DB, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 82% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBC3BA, a oat shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green210
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #BAD2DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BAD2DB.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BAD2DB.
13.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAD2DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAD2DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD0DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7CCDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1D5D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAD2DB?

With the hex code #BAD2DB, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 82% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BAD2DB?

Use black text. Black on #BAD2DB has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAD2DB?

Its complementary colour is #DBC3BA, and analogous partners are #BADBD4 and #BAC1DB.