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#BCD5D0

Light Gray · very light cool teal

About #BCD5D0

With the hex code #BCD5D0, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 84% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5BCC1, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green213
Blue208

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #BCD5D0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BCD5D0.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BCD5D0.
13.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCD5D0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCD5D0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D2D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCED0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6D6D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCD5D0?

With the hex code #BCD5D0, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 84% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCD5D0?

Use black text. Black on #BCD5D0 has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCD5D0?

Its complementary colour is #D5BCC1, and analogous partners are #BCD5C4 and #BCCED5.