#BDECE3
Pale Mint · very light cool teal
About #BDECE3
#BDECE3 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 6.6), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECBDC6 (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 — 16.27:1, 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 #BDECE3?
#BDECE3 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 93% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDECE3?
Use black text. Black on #BDECE3 has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDECE3?
Its complementary colour is #ECBDC6, and analogous partners are #BDECCC and #BDDEEC.