#C2DDDE
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C2DDDE
#C2DDDE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 87% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.0), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEC3C2 (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 14.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C2DDDE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C2DDDE?
#C2DDDE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 87% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C2DDDE?
Use black text. Black on #C2DDDE has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C2DDDE?
Its complementary colour is #DEC3C2, and analogous partners are #C2DED1 and #C2CFDE.