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#C1FFFC

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C1FFFC

#C1FFFC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 100% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 11.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFC1C4 (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 18.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red193
Green255
Blue252

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #C1FFFC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C1FFFC.
1.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C1FFFC.
18.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C1FFFC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C1FFFC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7F9FC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBF0FD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADFFFE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C1FFFC?

#C1FFFC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 100% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C1FFFC?

Use black text. Black on #C1FFFC has a contrast ratio of 18.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C1FFFC?

Its complementary colour is #FFC1C4, and analogous partners are #C1FFDD and #C1E3FF.