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#B8D2CE

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #B8D2CE

With the hex code #B8D2CE, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 82% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2B8BC, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red184
Green210
Blue206

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #B8D2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B8D2CE.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B8D2CE.
13.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8D2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8D2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCFCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACBCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1D3D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8D2CE?

With the hex code #B8D2CE, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 82% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B8D2CE?

Use black text. Black on #B8D2CE has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8D2CE?

Its complementary colour is #D2B8BC, and analogous partners are #B8D2C1 and #B8C9D2.