#B9EBEC
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #B9EBEC
#B9EBEC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 92% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 4.6); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECBAB9 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #B9EBEC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.16:1 (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 #B9EBEC?
#B9EBEC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 92% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B9EBEC?
Use black text. Black on #B9EBEC has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B9EBEC?
Its complementary colour is #ECBAB9, and analogous partners are #B9ECD3 and #B9D1EC.