#B4FBFF
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #B4FBFF
#B4FBFF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 98% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 10.6); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFB8B4 — a melon tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #B4FBFF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.18:1, 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 #B4FBFF?
#B4FBFF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 98% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B4FBFF?
Use black text. Black on #B4FBFF has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B4FBFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFB8B4, and analogous partners are #B4FFDE and #B4D5FF.