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#BBD4D2

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #BBD4D2

With the hex code #BBD4D2, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 83% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4BBBD, a silver 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 13.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green212
Blue210

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #BBD4D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BBD4D2.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BBD4D2.
13.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBD4D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBD4D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D1D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCCDD2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4D6D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBD4D2?

With the hex code #BBD4D2, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 83% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BBD4D2?

Use black text. Black on #BBD4D2 has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBD4D2?

Its complementary colour is #D4BBBD, and analogous partners are #BBD4C5 and #BBCAD4.