#71BABE
Sky Blue · light cool teal
About #71BABE
With the hex code #71BABE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 41% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Sky Blue and Light Blue — a ΔE of 16.1 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BE7571, a old rose shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.47:1 (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 #71BABE?
With the hex code #71BABE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 73% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 41% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #71BABE?
Use black text. Black on #71BABE has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #71BABE?
Its complementary colour is #BE7571, and analogous partners are #71BE9C and #7193BE.