#BBE0DD
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BBE0DD
#BBE0DD is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 88% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 5.6); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E0BBBE — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BBE0DD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.82:1, 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 #BBE0DD?
#BBE0DD is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 88% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBE0DD?
Use black text. Black on #BBE0DD has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBE0DD?
Its complementary colour is #E0BBBE, and analogous partners are #BBE0CB and #BBD0E0.