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#B6CFCF

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #B6CFCF

#B6CFCF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 81% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.1); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFB6B6 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B6CFCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red182
Green207
Blue207

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #B6CFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B6CFCF.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B6CFCF.
12.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B6CFCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B6CFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCCCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C8CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFD1CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B6CFCF?

#B6CFCF is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 81% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B6CFCF?

Use black text. Black on #B6CFCF has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B6CFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFB6B6, and analogous partners are #B6CFC3 and #B6C3CF.