#BAE4DF
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BAE4DF
#BAE4DF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 89% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.1), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4BABF (baby pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.25:1, 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 #BAE4DF?
#BAE4DF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 89% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BAE4DF?
Use black text. Black on #BAE4DF has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BAE4DF?
Its complementary colour is #E4BABF, and analogous partners are #BAE4CA and #BAD4E4.