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#93BEC2

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #93BEC2

With the hex code #93BEC2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 75% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 11.1 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C29793, 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 10.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red147
Green190
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.1
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #93BEC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #93BEC2.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #93BEC2.
10.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #93BEC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#93BEC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7BAC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFB3C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#84C1BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #93BEC2?

With the hex code #93BEC2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 75% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #93BEC2?

Use black text. Black on #93BEC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #93BEC2?

Its complementary colour is #C29793, and analogous partners are #93C2AE and #93A7C2.