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#B3D2CB

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #B3D2CB

#B3D2CB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 82% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.4), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2B3BA (dusty rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red179
Green210
Blue203

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #B3D2CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B3D2CB.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B3D2CB.
13.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B3D2CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B3D2CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCECB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CACC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABD3D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B3D2CB?

#B3D2CB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 82% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B3D2CB?

Use black text. Black on #B3D2CB has a contrast ratio of 13.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B3D2CB?

Its complementary colour is #D2B3BA, and analogous partners are #B3D2BB and #B3C9D2.