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#8BC4C8

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #8BC4C8

#8BC4C8 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 77% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 31% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 11.1), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C88F8B (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 10.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red139
Green196
Blue200

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.1
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 14.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #8BC4C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #8BC4C8.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #8BC4C8.
10.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8BC4C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8BC4C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCBFC8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B7C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#75C8C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8BC4C8?

#8BC4C8 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 77% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 31% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8BC4C8?

Use black text. Black on #8BC4C8 has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8BC4C8?

Its complementary colour is #C88F8B, and analogous partners are #8BC8AD and #8BA6C8.