#B7CED5
Light Blue · light cool teal
About #B7CED5
#B7CED5 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 81% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 7.5); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5BEB7 — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B7CED5 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.80:1, 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 #B7CED5?
#B7CED5 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 81% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B7CED5?
Use black text. Black on #B7CED5 has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B7CED5?
Its complementary colour is #D5BEB7, and analogous partners are #B7D5CD and #B7BFD5.