Close to Powder Blue
#BDE2DF
#BDE2DF is a very light, muted teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 88.6% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 175°, with 39% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BDE2DF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.39:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.11:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.39:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.11:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDE2DF as they’d see it.
#BDE2DF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BDE2DF
What color is #BDE2DF?
#BDE2DF is a very light, muted teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 88.6% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 175°, with 39% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDE2DF in RGB?
#BDE2DF is rgb(189, 226, 223): 189 red, 226 green, and 223 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDE2DF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(16, 0, 1, 11). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDE2DF?
PANTONE 317 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BDE2DF?
Its complement #F5D2D5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.