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#B0CECD

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #B0CECD

#B0CECD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 81% green and 80% 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 #CEB0B1 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B0CECD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red176
Green206
Blue205

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #B0CECD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B0CECD.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B0CECD.
12.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0CECD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0CECD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACBCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C6CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7D0CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0CECD?

#B0CECD is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 81% green and 80% 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 #B0CECD?

Use black text. Black on #B0CECD has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0CECD?

Its complementary colour is #CEB0B1, and analogous partners are #B0CEBE and #B0C0CE.