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#91C8C3

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #91C8C3

With the hex code #91C8C3, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 78% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 11.5 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C89196, a old rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red145
Green200
Blue195

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 17.3

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

Text on #91C8C3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #91C8C3.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #91C8C3.
11.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91C8C3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91C8C3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C2C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8BAC4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7FCBC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91C8C3?

With the hex code #91C8C3, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 78% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #91C8C3?

Use black text. Black on #91C8C3 has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91C8C3?

Its complementary colour is #C89196, and analogous partners are #91C8A8 and #91B2C8.