Close to Powder Blue
#BDE3DF
#BDE3DF is a very light, muted teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 89% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 174°, with 40% saturation and 82% 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 #BDE3DF.
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
1.38:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.22:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.38:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.22:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDE3DF as they’d see it.
#BDE3DF 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 #BDE3DF
What color is #BDE3DF?
#BDE3DF is a very light, muted teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 89% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 174°, with 40% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDE3DF in RGB?
#BDE3DF is rgb(189, 227, 223): 189 red, 227 green, and 223 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDE3DF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(17, 0, 2, 11). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDE3DF?
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 #BDE3DF?
Its complement #F7D3D7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.