#BCE4E3
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BCE4E3
#BCE4E3 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 89% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 4.6), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4BCBD (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 — 15.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCE4E3
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCE4E3?
#BCE4E3 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 89% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCE4E3?
Use black text. Black on #BCE4E3 has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCE4E3?
Its complementary colour is #E4BCBD, and analogous partners are #BCE4CF and #BCD1E4.