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#95C2BC

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #95C2BC

With the hex code #95C2BC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 76% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 12.7 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2959B, 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 10.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red149
Green194
Blue188

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #95C2BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #95C2BC.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #95C2BC.
10.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #95C2BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#95C2BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDBDBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B7BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#88C4C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #95C2BC?

With the hex code #95C2BC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 76% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #95C2BC?

Use black text. Black on #95C2BC has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #95C2BC?

Its complementary colour is #C2959B, and analogous partners are #95C2A6 and #95B2C2.