#C2DADC
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C2DADC
#C2DADC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 85% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.9); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCC4C2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C2DADC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C2DADC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C2DADC?
#C2DADC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 85% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C2DADC?
Use black text. Black on #C2DADC has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C2DADC?
Its complementary colour is #DCC4C2, and analogous partners are #C2DCD1 and #C2CDDC.