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#91C8C2

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #91C8C2

#91C8C2 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 78% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 11.8); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C89197 — a old rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #91C8C2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red145
Green200
Blue194

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #91C8C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #91C8C2.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #91C8C2.
11.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91C8C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91C8C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C2C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8BAC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#80CBC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91C8C2?

#91C8C2 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 78% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #91C8C2?

Use black text. Black on #91C8C2 has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91C8C2?

Its complementary colour is #C89197, and analogous partners are #91C8A7 and #91B2C8.