#8BBCB5
Powder Blue · light cool teal
About #8BBCB5
#8BBCB5 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 74% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Powder Blue and Light Blue (ΔE 15.2), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BC8B92 (old rose), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.96:1, 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 #8BBCB5?
#8BBCB5 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 74% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8BBCB5?
Use black text. Black on #8BBCB5 has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8BBCB5?
Its complementary colour is #BC8B92, and analogous partners are #8BBC9D and #8BAABC.