#BCE8EA
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BCE8EA
With the hex code #BCE8EA, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 91% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 3.8 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EABEBC, a baby pink shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCE8EA?
With the hex code #BCE8EA, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 91% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BCE8EA?
Use black text. Black on #BCE8EA has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCE8EA?
Its complementary colour is #EABEBC, and analogous partners are #BCEAD5 and #BCD1EA.