#BFE9EB
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BFE9EB
#BFE9EB is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 91% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 4.4); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBC1BF — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BFE9EB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.07:1, 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 #BFE9EB?
#BFE9EB is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 91% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFE9EB?
Use black text. Black on #BFE9EB has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFE9EB?
Its complementary colour is #EBC1BF, and analogous partners are #BFEBD7 and #BFD3EB.