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#BED5D4

Light Gray · very light cool teal

About #BED5D4

With the hex code #BED5D4, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 84% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5BEBF, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green213
Blue212

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #BED5D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BED5D4.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BED5D4.
13.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BED5D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BED5D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D2D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCFD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8D7D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BED5D4?

With the hex code #BED5D4, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 84% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BED5D4?

Use black text. Black on #BED5D4 has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BED5D4?

Its complementary colour is #D5BEBF, and analogous partners are #BED5C9 and #BECBD5.