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#B2CBCE

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #B2CBCE

#B2CBCE is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEB5B2 — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B2CBCE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green203
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #B2CBCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B2CBCE.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B2CBCE.
12.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2CBCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2CBCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C9CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C5CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AACDCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2CBCE?

#B2CBCE is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 80% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2CBCE?

Use black text. Black on #B2CBCE has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2CBCE?

Its complementary colour is #CEB5B2, and analogous partners are #B2CEC3 and #B2BDCE.