#BAD4CF
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BAD4CF
#BAD4CF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 83% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.3); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4BABF — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BAD4CF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.41:1, 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 #BAD4CF?
#BAD4CF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 83% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BAD4CF?
Use black text. Black on #BAD4CF has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BAD4CF?
Its complementary colour is #D4BABF, and analogous partners are #BAD4C2 and #BACCD4.