#BDEBED Hex Color
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#bdebed is a pale pastel cyan, a sky blue light enough to read almost bleached. Its very low saturation keeps things airy, so it works well as a dominant background tint in minimal UI, spring themes, and baby products. Pair it with a deeper teal or soft coral so it does not wash out next to white. Black text on #bdebed passes WCAG AA comfortably at roughly 16.3:1 contrast.
Questions about #bdebed
What is #bdebed in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #bdebed is rgb(189, 235, 237), in HSL hsl(183, 57%, 84%) and in CMYK 20%, 1%, 0%, 7%.
What colors pair well with #bdebed?
Deeper teals, soft corals, and warm sand tones all flatter #bdebed, since its low saturation needs darker or warmer neighbors to hold contrast. Because it sits close to white, avoid pale grays nearby or the whole palette turns washed out.
Is #bdebed readable on white or black?
#bdebed has a 1.29:1 contrast ratio on white and 16.26:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.