#BBEDED
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BBEDED
#BBEDED is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 93% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 5.4), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDBBBB (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 — 16.45:1, 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 #BBEDED?
#BBEDED is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 93% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBEDED?
Use black text. Black on #BBEDED has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBEDED?
Its complementary colour is #EDBBBB, and analogous partners are #BBEDD4 and #BBD4ED.