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#8FBBBE

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #8FBBBE

#8FBBBE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 12.4), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BE928F (dusty 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 10.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red143
Green187
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.3
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #8FBBBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #8FBBBE.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #8FBBBE.
10.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#8FBBBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B7BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACB0BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#80BEBC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8FBBBE?

#8FBBBE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

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

Use black text. Black on #8FBBBE has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8FBBBE?

Its complementary colour is #BE928F, and analogous partners are #8FBEAA and #8FA4BE.