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#B8CFCB

Light Gray · light cool teal

About #B8CFCB

With the hex code #B8CFCB, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 81% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFB8BC, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red184
Green207
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #B8CFCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #B8CFCB.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #B8CFCB.
12.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8CFCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8CFCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCCCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C9CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2D0CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8CFCB?

With the hex code #B8CFCB, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 81% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B8CFCB?

Use black text. Black on #B8CFCB has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8CFCB?

Its complementary colour is #CFB8BC, and analogous partners are #B8CFBF and #B8C8CF.