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#B0CCCD

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #B0CCCD

With the hex code #B0CCCD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDB1B0, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red176
Green204
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #B0CCCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B0CCCD.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B0CCCD.
12.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0CCCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0CCCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C9CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C5CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8CECC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0CCCD?

With the hex code #B0CCCD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B0CCCD?

Use black text. Black on #B0CCCD has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0CCCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDB1B0, and analogous partners are #B0CDC0 and #B0BDCD.