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#C2DBDC

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C2DBDC

With the hex code #C2DBDC, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 86% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCC3C2, a baby pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green219
Blue220

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #C2DBDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C2DBDC.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C2DBDC.
14.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2DBDC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2DBDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D8DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D4DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBDDDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2DBDC?

With the hex code #C2DBDC, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 86% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2DBDC?

Use black text. Black on #C2DBDC has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2DBDC?

Its complementary colour is #DCC3C2, and analogous partners are #C2DCD0 and #C2CEDC.