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#BBD1CD

Light Gray · very light cool teal

About #BBD1CD

#BBD1CD is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 82% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.5), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1BBBF (silver), 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 — 13.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red187
Green209
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #BBD1CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BBD1CD.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BBD1CD.
13.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBD1CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBD1CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCECD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACBCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6D2D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBD1CD?

#BBD1CD is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 82% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BBD1CD?

Use black text. Black on #BBD1CD has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBD1CD?

Its complementary colour is #D1BBBF, and analogous partners are #BBD1C2 and #BBCAD1.