#BCDDD8
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BCDDD8
#BCDDD8 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.2), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDBCC1 (baby pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCDDD8
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCDDD8?
#BCDDD8 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCDDD8?
Use black text. Black on #BCDDD8 has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCDDD8?
Its complementary colour is #DDBCC1, and analogous partners are #BCDDC7 and #BCD2DD.