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#B2CECB

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #B2CECB

#B2CECB is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 81% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.3); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEB2B5 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B2CECB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red178
Green206
Blue203

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #B2CECB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B2CECB.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B2CECB.
12.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2CECB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2CECB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCBCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C7CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABD0CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2CECB?

#B2CECB is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 81% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2CECB?

Use black text. Black on #B2CECB has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2CECB?

Its complementary colour is #CEB2B5, and analogous partners are #B2CEBD and #B2C3CE.