Close to Powder Blue
#BDEFF5
#BDEFF5 is a very light, rich teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 93.7% green, and 96.1% blue. Its hue is 186°, with 74% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BDEFF5.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.25:1 FailBlack text on this color
16.83:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.25:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.83:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDEFF5 as they’d see it.
#BDEFF5 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BDEFF5
What color is #BDEFF5?
#BDEFF5 is a very light, rich teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 93.7% green, and 96.1% blue. Its hue is 186°, with 74% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDEFF5 in RGB?
#BDEFF5 is rgb(189, 239, 245): 189 red, 239 green, and 245 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDEFF5 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(23, 2, 0, 4). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDEFF5?
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 #BDEFF5?
Its complement #FFDFDB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.