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#BBE2E8

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #BBE2E8

With the hex code #BBE2E8, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 89% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 3.1 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E8C1BB, a baby pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green226
Blue232

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 3.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 5.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BBE2E8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BBE2E8.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BBE2E8.
15.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBE2E8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBE2E8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDFE8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D8E8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEE6E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBE2E8?

With the hex code #BBE2E8, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 89% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BBE2E8?

Use black text. Black on #BBE2E8 has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBE2E8?

Its complementary colour is #E8C1BB, and analogous partners are #BBE8D7 and #BBCCE8.