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#BCD3DB

Light Blue · very light cool teal

About #BCD3DB

With the hex code #BCD3DB, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 83% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBC4BC, a oat 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 — 13.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green211
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BCD3DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BCD3DB.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BCD3DB.
13.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCD3DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCD3DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED1DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CDDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4D6D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCD3DB?

With the hex code #BCD3DB, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 83% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCD3DB?

Use black text. Black on #BCD3DB has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCD3DB?

Its complementary colour is #DBC4BC, and analogous partners are #BCDBD3 and #BCC4DB.