#B3CDC8
Silver · light cool teal
About #B3CDC8
#B3CDC8 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.1); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDB3B8 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B3CDC8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B3CDC8
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #B3CDC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B3CDC8?
#B3CDC8 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 80% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B3CDC8?
Use black text. Black on #B3CDC8 has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B3CDC8?
Its complementary colour is #CDB3B8, and analogous partners are #B3CDBB and #B3C5CD.