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#B0CCCE

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #B0CCCE

#B0CCCE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 80% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.4), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEB2B0 (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red176
Green204
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #B0CCCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B0CCCE.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B0CCCE.
12.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0CCCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0CCCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C9CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C5CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7CECC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0CCCE?

#B0CCCE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 80% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B0CCCE?

Use black text. Black on #B0CCCE has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0CCCE?

Its complementary colour is #CEB2B0, and analogous partners are #B0CEC1 and #B0BDCE.