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#BEDBDE

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #BEDBDE

#BEDBDE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 86% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.2), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEC1BE (baby pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green219
Blue222

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #BEDBDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BEDBDE.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BEDBDE.
14.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEDBDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D8DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D4DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5DEDC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDBDE?

#BEDBDE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 86% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDBDE?

Use black text. Black on #BEDBDE has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDBDE?

Its complementary colour is #DEC1BE, and analogous partners are #BEDED1 and #BECBDE.