#BAD4CE
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BAD4CE
#BAD4CE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 83% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.7), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4BAC0 (silver), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.40:1 (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 #BAD4CE?
#BAD4CE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 83% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BAD4CE?
Use black text. Black on #BAD4CE has a contrast ratio of 13.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BAD4CE?
Its complementary colour is #D4BAC0, and analogous partners are #BAD4C1 and #BACDD4.