#BBEDE9
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BBEDE9
With the hex code #BBEDE9, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 93% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDBBBF, a baby pink shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.40:1, 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 #BBEDE9?
With the hex code #BBEDE9, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 93% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BBEDE9?
Use black text. Black on #BBEDE9 has a contrast ratio of 16.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBEDE9?
Its complementary colour is #EDBBBF, and analogous partners are #BBEDD0 and #BBD8ED.