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#B6CFDA

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #B6CFDA

#B6CFDA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 6.2), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAC1B6 (oat), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red182
Green207
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #B6CFDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B6CFDA.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #B6CFDA.
12.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B6CFDA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B6CFDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CDDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C9DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACD2D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B6CFDA?

#B6CFDA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B6CFDA?

Use black text. Black on #B6CFDA has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B6CFDA?

Its complementary colour is #DAC1B6, and analogous partners are #B6DAD3 and #B6BDDA.