#71B9BE
Sky Blue · light cool teal
About #71B9BE
#71B9BE is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 73% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Sky Blue and Light Blue (ΔE 15.7); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BE7671 — a old rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #71B9BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.39:1 (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 #71B9BE?
#71B9BE is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 73% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #71B9BE?
Use black text. Black on #71B9BE has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #71B9BE?
Its complementary colour is #BE7671, and analogous partners are #71BE9D and #7192BE.