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#B0CDCA

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #B0CDCA

#B0CDCA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 80% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.4), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDB0B3 (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 12.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red176
Green205
Blue202

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #B0CDCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B0CDCA.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B0CDCA.
12.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0CDCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0CDCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACACA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C5CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8CFCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0CDCA?

#B0CDCA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 80% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B0CDCA?

Use black text. Black on #B0CDCA has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0CDCA?

Its complementary colour is #CDB0B3, and analogous partners are #B0CDBB and #B0C2CD.