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#B4CFCB

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #B4CFCB

#B4CFCB is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 81% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFB4B8 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B4CFCB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red180
Green207
Blue203

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #B4CFCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B4CFCB.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B4CFCB.
12.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4CFCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4CFCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCCCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C8CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADD0CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4CFCB?

#B4CFCB is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 81% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B4CFCB?

Use black text. Black on #B4CFCB has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4CFCB?

Its complementary colour is #CFB4B8, and analogous partners are #B4CFBD and #B4C6CF.