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#B0CBCE

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #B0CBCE

With the hex code #B0CBCE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 80% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEB3B0, 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 12.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red176
Green203
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #B0CBCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B0CBCE.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B0CBCE.
12.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0CBCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0CBCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C8CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C4CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7CDCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0CBCE?

With the hex code #B0CBCE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 80% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B0CBCE?

Use black text. Black on #B0CBCE has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0CBCE?

Its complementary colour is #CEB3B0, and analogous partners are #B0CEC2 and #B0BCCE.