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#B2CACE

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #B2CACE

#B2CACE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 79% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.7), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEB6B2 (greige), 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 12.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green202
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #B2CACE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B2CACE.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B2CACE.
12.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2CACE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2CACE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C8CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C4CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AACCCB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2CACE?

#B2CACE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 79% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2CACE?

Use black text. Black on #B2CACE has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2CACE?

Its complementary colour is #CEB6B2, and analogous partners are #B2CEC4 and #B2BCCE.