#BFE8EB
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BFE8EB
#BFE8EB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 91% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 4.1), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBC2BF (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 — 15.96:1, 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 #BFE8EB?
#BFE8EB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 91% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFE8EB?
Use black text. Black on #BFE8EB has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFE8EB?
Its complementary colour is #EBC2BF, and analogous partners are #BFEBD8 and #BFD2EB.