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#B0CDCC

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #B0CDCC

With the hex code #B0CDCC, 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 Powder Blue — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDB0B1, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red176
Green205
Blue204

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #B0CDCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B0CDCC.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B0CDCC.
12.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0CDCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0CDCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CACC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C5CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8CFCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0CDCC?

With the hex code #B0CDCC, 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 #B0CDCC?

Use black text. Black on #B0CDCC has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0CDCC?

Its complementary colour is #CDB0B1, and analogous partners are #B0CDBD and #B0C0CD.