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#C2E1DF

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C2E1DF

With the hex code #C2E1DF, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 88% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E1C2C4, a baby pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red194
Green225
Blue223

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #C2E1DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C2E1DF.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C2E1DF.
15.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2E1DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2E1DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDEDF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D9DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9E3E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2E1DF?

With the hex code #C2E1DF, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 88% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2E1DF?

Use black text. Black on #C2E1DF has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2E1DF?

Its complementary colour is #E1C2C4, and analogous partners are #C2E1D0 and #C2D3E1.