#B5ECE2
Pale Mint · very light cool teal
About #B5ECE2
#B5ECE2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 93% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 7.3), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECB5BF (pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.06:1 (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 #B5ECE2?
#B5ECE2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 93% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B5ECE2?
Use black text. Black on #B5ECE2 has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B5ECE2?
Its complementary colour is #ECB5BF, and analogous partners are #B5ECC7 and #B5DBEC.