#BBEDE7
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BBEDE7
#BBEDE7 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 93% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.6), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDBBC1 (baby pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.38:1, 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 #BBEDE7?
#BBEDE7 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 93% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBEDE7?
Use black text. Black on #BBEDE7 has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBEDE7?
Its complementary colour is #EDBBC1, and analogous partners are #BBEDCE and #BBDAED.