Close to Cambridge Blue

#B2DDCC

#B2DDCC is a light, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 69.8% red, 86.7% green, and 80% blue. Its hue is 156°, with 39% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B2DDCC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#B2DDCC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #B2DDCC

What color is #B2DDCC?

#B2DDCC is a light, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 69.8% red, 86.7% green, and 80% blue. Its hue is 156°, with 39% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #B2DDCC in RGB?

#B2DDCC is rgb(178, 221, 204): 178 red, 221 green, and 204 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #B2DDCC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(19, 0, 8, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #B2DDCC?

PANTONE 331 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #B2DDCC?

Its complement #F3C8D9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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