#BBFFFD
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BBFFFD
#BBFFFD is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 100% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 12.2); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFBBBD — a light pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BBFFFD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.84:1, 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 #BBFFFD?
#BBFFFD is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 100% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBFFFD?
Use black text. Black on #BBFFFD has a contrast ratio of 18.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBFFFD?
Its complementary colour is #FFBBBD, and analogous partners are #BBFFDB and #BBDFFF.