#BCDBD5
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BCDBD5
#BCDBD5 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 86% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.1); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBBCC2 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCDBD5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCDBD5
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCDBD5?
#BCDBD5 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 86% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCDBD5?
Use black text. Black on #BCDBD5 has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCDBD5?
Its complementary colour is #DBBCC2, and analogous partners are #BCDBC6 and #BCD1DB.