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#BCD6D3

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #BCD6D3

#BCD6D3 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 84% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.5), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D6BCBF (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 — 13.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red188
Green214
Blue211

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #BCD6D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BCD6D3.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BCD6D3.
13.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCD6D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCD6D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D3D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECFD3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5D7D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCD6D3?

#BCD6D3 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 84% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCD6D3?

Use black text. Black on #BCD6D3 has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCD6D3?

Its complementary colour is #D6BCBF, and analogous partners are #BCD6C6 and #BCCCD6.