#BBDAE8
Light Blue · very light cool teal
About #BBDAE8
#BBDAE8 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 85% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 4.1), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8C9BB (oat), 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 14.31:1 (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 #BBDAE8?
#BBDAE8 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 85% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBDAE8?
Use black text. Black on #BBDAE8 has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBDAE8?
Its complementary colour is #E8C9BB, and analogous partners are #BBE8E0 and #BBC3E8.