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#B4CFCA

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #B4CFCA

#B4CFCA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 81% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.9), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFB4B9 (dusty rose), 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 12.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red180
Green207
Blue202

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #B4CFCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B4CFCA.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B4CFCA.
12.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4CFCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4CFCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCCCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C8CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADD0CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4CFCA?

#B4CFCA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 81% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B4CFCA?

Use black text. Black on #B4CFCA has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4CFCA?

Its complementary colour is #CFB4B9, and analogous partners are #B4CFBC and #B4C7CF.