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#BFCDD2

Light Gray · light neutral

About #BFCDD2

With the hex code #BFCDD2, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2C4BF, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green205
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #BFCDD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BFCDD2.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BFCDD2.
12.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFCDD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFCDD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACCD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C9D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BACFCE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFCDD2?

With the hex code #BFCDD2, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BFCDD2?

Use black text. Black on #BFCDD2 has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFCDD2?

Its complementary colour is #D2C4BF, and analogous partners are #BFD2CE and #BFC3D2.