#B3DBD4
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #B3DBD4
#B3DBD4 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 86% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.3), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBB3BA (baby pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B3DBD4
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B3DBD4?
#B3DBD4 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 86% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B3DBD4?
Use black text. Black on #B3DBD4 has a contrast ratio of 14.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B3DBD4?
Its complementary colour is #DBB3BA, and analogous partners are #B3DBC0 and #B3CEDB.