#BBDAD6
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BBDAD6
#BBDAD6 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 85% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.4), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DABBBF (baby pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.11:1 (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 #BBDAD6?
#BBDAD6 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 85% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBDAD6?
Use black text. Black on #BBDAD6 has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBDAD6?
Its complementary colour is #DABBBF, and analogous partners are #BBDAC7 and #BBCEDA.