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#B2CDCD

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #B2CDCD

With the hex code #B2CDCD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 13% 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 9.1 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDB2B2, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red178
Green205
Blue205

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #B2CDCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B2CDCD.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B2CDCD.
12.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2CDCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2CDCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CACD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C6CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AACFCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2CDCD?

With the hex code #B2CDCD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B2CDCD?

Use black text. Black on #B2CDCD has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2CDCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDB2B2, and analogous partners are #B2CDC0 and #B2C0CD.