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#BADBD2

Powder Blue · very light cool green

About #BADBD2

With the hex code #BADBD2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 86% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBBAC3, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green219
Blue210

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #BADBD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BADBD2.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BADBD2.
14.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BADBD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BADBD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D7D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D2D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2DCD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BADBD2?

With the hex code #BADBD2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 86% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BADBD2?

Use black text. Black on #BADBD2 has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BADBD2?

Its complementary colour is #DBBAC3, and analogous partners are #BADBC1 and #BAD4DB.