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#B0CDC8

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #B0CDC8

#B0CDC8 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 10.0); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDB0B5 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B0CDC8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red176
Green205
Blue200

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #B0CDC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B0CDC8.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B0CDC8.
12.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0CDC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0CDC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC9C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C5C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9CECB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0CDC8?

#B0CDC8 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B0CDC8?

Use black text. Black on #B0CDC8 has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0CDC8?

Its complementary colour is #CDB0B5, and analogous partners are #B0CDBA and #B0C4CD.