#B8DCDF
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #B8DCDF
With the hex code #B8DCDF, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 86% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 4.0 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFBBB8, a baby pink shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.34:1, 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 #B8DCDF?
With the hex code #B8DCDF, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 86% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #B8DCDF?
Use black text. Black on #B8DCDF has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B8DCDF?
Its complementary colour is #DFBBB8, and analogous partners are #B8DFCE and #B8C9DF.