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#B8CECA

Silver · light cool teal

About #B8CECA

#B8CECA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 81% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.8), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEB8BC (silver), 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 12.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red184
Green206
Blue202

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #B8CECA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B8CECA.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B8CECA.
12.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8CECA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8CECA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCBCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C8CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3CFCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8CECA?

#B8CECA is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 81% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B8CECA?

Use black text. Black on #B8CECA has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8CECA?

Its complementary colour is #CEB8BC, and analogous partners are #B8CEBF and #B8C7CE.