#BCD9DD
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BCD9DD
#BCD9DD is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 85% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.2); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDC0BC — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCD9DD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCD9DD
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCD9DD?
#BCD9DD is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 85% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCD9DD?
Use black text. Black on #BCD9DD has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCD9DD?
Its complementary colour is #DDC0BC, and analogous partners are #BCDDD1 and #BCC9DD.