#83BEBE
Powder Blue · light cool teal
About #83BEBE
#83BEBE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 51% red, 75% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 14.0), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BE8383 (old rose), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #83BEBE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #83BEBE?
#83BEBE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 51% red, 75% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #83BEBE?
Use black text. Black on #83BEBE has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #83BEBE?
Its complementary colour is #BE8383, and analogous partners are #83BEA1 and #83A1BE.