#BCDDD9
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BCDDD9
#BCDDD9 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 87% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.8); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDBCC0 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCDDD9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCDDD9
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCDDD9?
#BCDDD9 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 87% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCDDD9?
Use black text. Black on #BCDDD9 has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCDDD9?
Its complementary colour is #DDBCC0, and analogous partners are #BCDDC9 and #BCD1DD.