#B8DFDA
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #B8DFDA
#B8DFDA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.2), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFB8BD (baby pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.61:1 (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 #B8DFDA?
#B8DFDA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B8DFDA?
Use black text. Black on #B8DFDA has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B8DFDA?
Its complementary colour is #DFB8BD, and analogous partners are #B8DFC6 and #B8D1DF.