#BBD8DB
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BBD8DB
#BBD8DB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 85% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.3), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBBEBB (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 — 13.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BBD8DB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBD8DB?
#BBD8DB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 85% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBD8DB?
Use black text. Black on #BBD8DB has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBD8DB?
Its complementary colour is #DBBEBB, and analogous partners are #BBDBCE and #BBC8DB.