#BBD3D1
Light Gray · very light cool teal
About #BBD3D1
#BBD3D1 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 83% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.8), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3BBBD (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 — 13.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BBD3D1
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBD3D1?
#BBD3D1 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 83% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBD3D1?
Use black text. Black on #BBD3D1 has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBD3D1?
Its complementary colour is #D3BBBD, and analogous partners are #BBD3C5 and #BBC9D3.