#8BBCB3
Powder Blue · light cool teal
About #8BBCB3
#8BBCB3 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 74% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Powder Blue and Light Sage (ΔE 15.8); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BC8B94 — a old rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #8BBCB3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.94:1, 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 #8BBCB3?
#8BBCB3 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 74% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8BBCB3?
Use black text. Black on #8BBCB3 has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8BBCB3?
Its complementary colour is #BC8B94, and analogous partners are #8BBC9B and #8BACBC.