#B4E5EB
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #B4E5EB
#B4E5EB is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 90% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Powder Blue (ΔE 1.7); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBBAB4 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #B4E5EB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B4E5EB?
#B4E5EB is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 90% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B4E5EB?
Use black text. Black on #B4E5EB has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B4E5EB?
Its complementary colour is #EBBAB4, and analogous partners are #B4EBD5 and #B4CAEB.