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#91C2C6

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #91C2C6

With the hex code #91C2C6, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 76% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 27% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C69591, 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 10.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red145
Green194
Blue198

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.0
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #91C2C6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #91C2C6.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #91C2C6.
10.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91C2C6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91C2C6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBEC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B6C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7FC6C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91C2C6?

With the hex code #91C2C6, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 76% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 27% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #91C2C6?

Use black text. Black on #91C2C6 has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91C2C6?

Its complementary colour is #C69591, and analogous partners are #91C6AF and #91A8C6.