Light teal

#b9c3c0

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light teal, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light teal lands where green meets blue, light and grey. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light teal color values

Every conversion for #b9c3c0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b9c3c0

RGB185, 195, 192

HSL162, 8%, 75%

HSV162, 5%, 76%

CMYK5%, 0%, 2%, 24%

Lab77.96, -4.0, 0.31

XYZ49.04, 53.15, 57.54

Decimal12174272

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone442 C

Shades of light teal

#a6b3af #93a39e #81938d #6f817c #5f6f6a #4f5c58 #3f4946 #2e3634 #1e2322 #0e1010

Tints of light teal

#bfc8c5 #c5cdcb #cbd3d0 #d1d8d6 #d7dddb #dde2e1 #e3e7e6 #e9eceb #eff2f1 #f5f7f6

Colors that go with light teal

Complementary#c3b9bc Analogous#b9c3bb Analogous#b9c1c3 Triadic#c0b9c3 Triadic#c3c0b9 Split complementary#c3b9c1 Split complementary#c3bbb9

Light teal in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 5, 0, 2, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b9c3c0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

5 0 2 24

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

9 4 6 30

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light teal in css

Copy #b9c3c0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b9c3c0; }
.text { color: #b9c3c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c3c0; }

How light teal looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light teal and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b9c3c0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b9c3c0 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light teal on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b9c3c0 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light teal? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light teal into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b9c3c0 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light teal, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #b9c3c0 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.