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#93BEBC

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #93BEBC

With the hex code #93BEBC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 75% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 12.9 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BE9395, 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 10.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red147
Green190
Blue188

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #93BEBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #93BEBC.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #93BEBC.
10.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #93BEBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#93BEBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BABC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B3BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#86C1BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #93BEBC?

With the hex code #93BEBC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 75% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #93BEBC?

Use black text. Black on #93BEBC has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #93BEBC?

Its complementary colour is #BE9395, and analogous partners are #93BEA7 and #93ABBE.