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#BECDD3

Light Gray · light neutral

About #BECDD3

With the hex code #BECDD3, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3C4BE, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green205
Blue211

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BECDD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BECDD3.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BECDD3.
12.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BECDD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BECDD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACCD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C9D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9CFCF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BECDD3?

With the hex code #BECDD3, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BECDD3?

Use black text. Black on #BECDD3 has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BECDD3?

Its complementary colour is #D3C4BE, and analogous partners are #BED3CE and #BEC3D3.