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#C1DBDB

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C1DBDB

#C1DBDB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 86% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.5), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBC1C1 (baby pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red193
Green219
Blue219

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #C1DBDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C1DBDB.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C1DBDB.
14.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C1DBDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C1DBDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D8DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D4DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BADDDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C1DBDB?

#C1DBDB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 86% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C1DBDB?

Use black text. Black on #C1DBDB has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C1DBDB?

Its complementary colour is #DBC1C1, and analogous partners are #C1DBCE and #C1CEDB.