#BEE3E9
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BEE3E9
#BEE3E9 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 89% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 3.9); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E9C4BE — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BEE3E9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BEE3E9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BEE3E9?
#BEE3E9 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 89% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BEE3E9?
Use black text. Black on #BEE3E9 has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEE3E9?
Its complementary colour is #E9C4BE, and analogous partners are #BEE9DA and #BECDE9.