#BAD7D2
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BAD7D2
#BAD7D2 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 84% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.4); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7BABF — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BAD7D2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BAD7D2
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BAD7D2?
#BAD7D2 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 84% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BAD7D2?
Use black text. Black on #BAD7D2 has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BAD7D2?
Its complementary colour is #D7BABF, and analogous partners are #BAD7C3 and #BACED7.