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#91C0C2

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #91C0C2

With the hex code #91C0C2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 75% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 11.4 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C29391, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red145
Green192
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.7
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #91C0C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #91C0C2.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #91C0C2.
10.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91C0C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91C0C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BCC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B5C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#81C3C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91C0C2?

With the hex code #91C0C2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 75% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #91C0C2?

Use black text. Black on #91C0C2 has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91C0C2?

Its complementary colour is #C29391, and analogous partners are #91C2AB and #91A8C2.