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#8DBEBA

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #8DBEBA

#8DBEBA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 13.7), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BE8D91 (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 10.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red141
Green190
Blue186

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 14.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #8DBEBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #8DBEBA.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #8DBEBA.
10.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#8DBEBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B9BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFB2BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7EC1BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8DBEBA?

#8DBEBA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

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

Use black text. Black on #8DBEBA has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8DBEBA?

Its complementary colour is #BE8D91, and analogous partners are #8DBEA1 and #8DAABE.