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#91C8C4

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #91C8C4

#91C8C4 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 57% red, 78% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 11.1), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C89195 (old 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 11.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red145
Green200
Blue196

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 17.5

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

Text on #91C8C4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #91C8C4.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #91C8C4.
11.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91C8C4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91C8C4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C2C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7BAC5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7FCBC7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91C8C4?

#91C8C4 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 57% red, 78% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #91C8C4?

Use black text. Black on #91C8C4 has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91C8C4?

Its complementary colour is #C89195, and analogous partners are #91C8A9 and #91B1C8.