#BCDFD9
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BCDFD9
#BCDFD9 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 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.3), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFBCC2 (baby pink), 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 — 14.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCDFD9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCDFD9?
#BCDFD9 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 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCDFD9?
Use black text. Black on #BCDFD9 has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCDFD9?
Its complementary colour is #DFBCC2, and analogous partners are #BCDFC7 and #BCD4DF.