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#C1E4E4

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C1E4E4

#C1E4E4 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 89% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 5.4), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4C1C1 (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 15.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red193
Green228
Blue228

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 5.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #C1E4E4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C1E4E4.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C1E4E4.
15.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C1E4E4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C1E4E4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFE0E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DBE4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7E6E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C1E4E4?

#C1E4E4 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 89% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C1E4E4?

Use black text. Black on #C1E4E4 has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C1E4E4?

Its complementary colour is #E4C1C1, and analogous partners are #C1E4D3 and #C1D3E4.