#BBDBD8
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BBDBD8
#BBDBD8 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 86% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.7), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBBBBE (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 14.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BBDBD8
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBDBD8?
#BBDBD8 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 86% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBDBD8?
Use black text. Black on #BBDBD8 has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBDBD8?
Its complementary colour is #DBBBBE, and analogous partners are #BBDBC8 and #BBCEDB.