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#BED3DD

Light Blue · very light cool teal

About #BED3DD

#BED3DD is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 83% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 7.2), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDC8BE (oat), 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 — 13.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green211
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #BED3DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BED3DD.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BED3DD.
13.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BED3DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BED3DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED2DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CEDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6D6D6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BED3DD?

#BED3DD is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 83% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BED3DD?

Use black text. Black on #BED3DD has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BED3DD?

Its complementary colour is #DDC8BE, and analogous partners are #BEDDD8 and #BEC4DD.