#BDE9EC
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BDE9EC
#BDE9EC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 91% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 3.9), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECC0BD (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 16.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDE9EC
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDE9EC?
#BDE9EC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 91% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDE9EC?
Use black text. Black on #BDE9EC has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDE9EC?
Its complementary colour is #ECC0BD, and analogous partners are #BDECD8 and #BDD2EC.