#B8D5CE
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #B8D5CE
With the hex code #B8D5CE, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 84% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% 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 #D5B8BF, a thistle 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 13.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B8D5CE?
With the hex code #B8D5CE, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 84% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #B8D5CE?
Use black text. Black on #B8D5CE has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B8D5CE?
Its complementary colour is #D5B8BF, and analogous partners are #B8D5C0 and #B8CED5.