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#BEDCD7

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #BEDCD7

#BEDCD7 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 86% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.8), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCBEC3 (baby pink), 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 — 14.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green220
Blue215

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #BEDCD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BEDCD7.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BEDCD7.
14.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEDCD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEDCD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D8D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D4D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6DDDA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDCD7?

#BEDCD7 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 86% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDCD7?

Use black text. Black on #BEDCD7 has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDCD7?

Its complementary colour is #DCBEC3, and analogous partners are #BEDCC8 and #BED2DC.