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#C2E4EF

Light Blue · very light cool teal

About #C2E4EF

#C2E4EF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 89% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 5.7), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFCDC2 (baby pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green228
Blue239

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 5.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 5.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.8

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

Text on #C2E4EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C2E4EF.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C2E4EF.
15.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2E4EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2E4EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDE2F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DCEF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5E8E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2E4EF?

#C2E4EF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 89% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2E4EF?

Use black text. Black on #C2E4EF has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2E4EF?

Its complementary colour is #EFCDC2, and analogous partners are #C2EFE3 and #C2CEEF.