#BADBD5
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BADBD5
With the hex code #BADBD5, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 86% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBBAC0, a baby pink shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.18:1, 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 #BADBD5?
With the hex code #BADBD5, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 86% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BADBD5?
Use black text. Black on #BADBD5 has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BADBD5?
Its complementary colour is #DBBAC0, and analogous partners are #BADBC4 and #BAD1DB.