Close to Pale Turquoise
#B4E9DC
#B4E9DC is a very light, rich teal, close to the color Pale Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 70.6% red, 91.4% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 165°, with 55% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B4E9DC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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15.63:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B4E9DC as they’d see it.
#B4E9DC in use
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Questions about #B4E9DC
What color is #B4E9DC?
#B4E9DC is a very light, rich teal, close to the color Pale Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 70.6% red, 91.4% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 165°, with 55% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B4E9DC in RGB?
#B4E9DC is rgb(180, 233, 220): 180 red, 233 green, and 220 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B4E9DC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(23, 0, 6, 9). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B4E9DC?
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 #B4E9DC?
Its complement #FED3DD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.