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#C0DCD7

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C0DCD7

With the hex code #C0DCD7, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 86% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCC0C5, a baby pink 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 — 14.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red192
Green220
Blue215

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #C0DCD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C0DCD7.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C0DCD7.
14.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0DCD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0DCD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D9D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D4D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9DDDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0DCD7?

With the hex code #C0DCD7, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 86% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C0DCD7?

Use black text. Black on #C0DCD7 has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0DCD7?

Its complementary colour is #DCC0C5, and analogous partners are #C0DCC9 and #C0D3DC.