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#BAD3DB

Light Blue · very light cool teal

About #BAD3DB

#BAD3DB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 83% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 6.4), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBC2BA (oat), 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 — 13.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green211
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #BAD3DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BAD3DB.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BAD3DB.
13.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAD3DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAD3DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED1DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CDDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1D6D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAD3DB?

#BAD3DB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 83% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BAD3DB?

Use black text. Black on #BAD3DB has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAD3DB?

Its complementary colour is #DBC2BA, and analogous partners are #BADBD3 and #BAC3DB.