#BFE2E1
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BFE2E1
With the hex code #BFE2E1, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 89% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 5.4 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2BFC0, a baby pink shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFE2E1?
With the hex code #BFE2E1, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 89% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BFE2E1?
Use black text. Black on #BFE2E1 has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFE2E1?
Its complementary colour is #E2BFC0, and analogous partners are #BFE2D0 and #BFD2E2.