#B8EFE7
Pale Mint · very light cool teal
About #B8EFE7
With the hex code #B8EFE7, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 94% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFB8C0, a bubblegum 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 — 16.54:1, 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 #B8EFE7?
With the hex code #B8EFE7, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 94% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #B8EFE7?
Use black text. Black on #B8EFE7 has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B8EFE7?
Its complementary colour is #EFB8C0, and analogous partners are #B8EFCB and #B8DCEF.