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#B3CFC8

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #B3CFC8

#B3CFC8 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 81% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 10.4), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFB3BA (thistle), 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 12.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red179
Green207
Blue200

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #B3CFC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B3CFC8.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B3CFC8.
12.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B3CFC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B3CFC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCBC8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C7C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACD0CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B3CFC8?

#B3CFC8 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 81% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B3CFC8?

Use black text. Black on #B3CFC8 has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B3CFC8?

Its complementary colour is #CFB3BA, and analogous partners are #B3CFBA and #B3C8CF.