#BCD5CF
Light Gray · very light cool teal
About #BCD5CF
#BCD5CF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 84% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.6); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5BCC2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCD5CF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCD5CF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCD5CF?
#BCD5CF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 84% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCD5CF?
Use black text. Black on #BCD5CF has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCD5CF?
Its complementary colour is #D5BCC2, and analogous partners are #BCD5C3 and #BCCFD5.