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#B8CFCA

Light Gray · light cool teal

About #B8CFCA

#B8CFCA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 81% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFB8BD — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B8CFCA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red184
Green207
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #B8CFCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #B8CFCA.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #B8CFCA.
12.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8CFCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8CFCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCCCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C9CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3D0CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8CFCA?

#B8CFCA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 81% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B8CFCA?

Use black text. Black on #B8CFCA has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8CFCA?

Its complementary colour is #CFB8BD, and analogous partners are #B8CFBE and #B8C9CF.