#BCD3D9
Light Blue · very light cool teal
About #BCD3D9
#BCD3D9 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 83% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 7.4), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D9C2BC (silver), 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 — 13.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCD3D9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCD3D9?
#BCD3D9 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 83% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCD3D9?
Use black text. Black on #BCD3D9 has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCD3D9?
Its complementary colour is #D9C2BC, and analogous partners are #BCD9D1 and #BCC4D9.