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#C2E7EF

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C2E7EF

#C2E7EF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 91% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 4.9), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFCAC2 (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 — 15.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green231
Blue239

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 4.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #C2E7EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C2E7EF.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C2E7EF.
15.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2E7EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2E7EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0E4F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DEEF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5EBE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2E7EF?

#C2E7EF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 91% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2E7EF?

Use black text. Black on #C2E7EF has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2E7EF?

Its complementary colour is #EFCAC2, and analogous partners are #C2EFE1 and #C2D1EF.