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#B4CFCC

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #B4CFCC

With the hex code #B4CFCC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 81% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFB4B7, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red180
Green207
Blue204

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #B4CFCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B4CFCC.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B4CFCC.
12.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4CFCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4CFCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCCCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C8CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADD0CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4CFCC?

With the hex code #B4CFCC, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 81% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B4CFCC?

Use black text. Black on #B4CFCC has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4CFCC?

Its complementary colour is #CFB4B7, and analogous partners are #B4CFBF and #B4C4CF.