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#B0CDCB

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #B0CDCB

#B0CDCB is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.1); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDB0B2 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B0CDCB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red176
Green205
Blue203

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #B0CDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B0CDCB.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B0CDCB.
12.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0CDCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0CDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CACB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C5CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8CFCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0CDCB?

#B0CDCB is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B0CDCB?

Use black text. Black on #B0CDCB has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0CDCB?

Its complementary colour is #CDB0B2, and analogous partners are #B0CDBC and #B0C1CD.