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#BEDDD9

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #BEDDD9

#BEDDD9 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.2), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDBEC2 (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 — 14.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green221
Blue217

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #BEDDD9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BEDDD9.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BEDDD9.
14.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEDDD9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEDDD9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D9D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D5D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6DFDC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDDD9?

#BEDDD9 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDDD9?

Use black text. Black on #BEDDD9 has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDDD9?

Its complementary colour is #DDBEC2, and analogous partners are #BEDDCA and #BED2DD.