#B3D2CC
Powder Blue · light cool teal
About #B3D2CC
#B3D2CC is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.0); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2B3B9 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B3D2CC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B3D2CC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #B3D2CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B3D2CC?
#B3D2CC is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B3D2CC?
Use black text. Black on #B3D2CC has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B3D2CC?
Its complementary colour is #D2B3B9, and analogous partners are #B3D2BC and #B3C8D2.