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#C0DDDA

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C0DDDA

#C0DDDA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.4), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDC0C3 (baby pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red192
Green221
Blue218

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #C0DDDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C0DDDA.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C0DDDA.
14.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0DDDA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0DDDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADADA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D5DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8DFDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0DDDA?

#C0DDDA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C0DDDA?

Use black text. Black on #C0DDDA has a contrast ratio of 14.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0DDDA?

Its complementary colour is #DDC0C3, and analogous partners are #C0DDCB and #C0D2DD.