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#B8CFCF

Light Gray · light cool teal

About #B8CFCF

#B8CFCF is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 81% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.7), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFB8B8 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red184
Green207
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #B8CFCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #B8CFCF.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #B8CFCF.
12.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8CFCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8CFCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCDCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C9CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1D1CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8CFCF?

#B8CFCF is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 81% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B8CFCF?

Use black text. Black on #B8CFCF has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8CFCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFB8B8, and analogous partners are #B8CFC3 and #B8C3CF.