#BFE9EA
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BFE9EA
#BFE9EA 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 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 4.6), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAC0BF (baby pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.06:1 (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 #BFE9EA?
#BFE9EA 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 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFE9EA?
Use black text. Black on #BFE9EA has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFE9EA?
Its complementary colour is #EAC0BF, and analogous partners are #BFEAD5 and #BFD3EA.