#B7D5CE
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #B7D5CE
#B7D5CE is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 84% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.1); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5B7BE — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #B7D5CE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.42:1 (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 #B7D5CE?
#B7D5CE is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 84% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B7D5CE?
Use black text. Black on #B7D5CE has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B7D5CE?
Its complementary colour is #D5B7BE, and analogous partners are #B7D5BF and #B7CDD5.