#B3D3CB
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #B3D3CB
#B3D3CB is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 83% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.5); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3B3BB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #B3D3CB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B3D3CB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B3D3CB?
#B3D3CB is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 83% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B3D3CB?
Use black text. Black on #B3D3CB has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B3D3CB?
Its complementary colour is #D3B3BB, and analogous partners are #B3D3BB and #B3CBD3.