#BDECE5
Pale Mint · very light cool teal
About #BDECE5
With the hex code #BDECE5, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 93% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECBDC4, a baby pink shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.29:1, 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 #BDECE5?
With the hex code #BDECE5, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 93% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BDECE5?
Use black text. Black on #BDECE5 has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDECE5?
Its complementary colour is #ECBDC4, and analogous partners are #BDECCE and #BDDCEC.