#BCD4D5
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BCD4D5
#BCD4D5 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 83% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.4), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5BDBC (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 — 13.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCD4D5
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCD4D5?
#BCD4D5 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 83% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCD4D5?
Use black text. Black on #BCD4D5 has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCD4D5?
Its complementary colour is #D5BDBC, and analogous partners are #BCD5CA and #BCC8D5.