#B0CDCE
Powder Blue · light cool teal
About #B0CDCE
#B0CDCE is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.5); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEB1B0 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B0CDCE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B0CDCE?
#B0CDCE is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B0CDCE?
Use black text. Black on #B0CDCE has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B0CDCE?
Its complementary colour is #CEB1B0, and analogous partners are #B0CEC0 and #B0BECE.