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#BED5DD

Light Blue · very light cool teal

About #BED5DD

With the hex code #BED5DD, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 84% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDC6BE, a oat 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 — 13.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green213
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #BED5DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BED5DD.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BED5DD.
13.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BED5DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BED5DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D3DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCFDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6D8D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BED5DD?

With the hex code #BED5DD, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 84% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BED5DD?

Use black text. Black on #BED5DD has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BED5DD?

Its complementary colour is #DDC6BE, and analogous partners are #BEDDD6 and #BEC6DD.