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#C2EAEF

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C2EAEF

#C2EAEF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 92% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 4.7), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFC7C2 (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 — 16.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green234
Blue239

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 4.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #C2EAEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C2EAEF.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C2EAEF.
16.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2EAEF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2EAEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E6EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBE0EF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5EEEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2EAEF?

#C2EAEF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 92% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2EAEF?

Use black text. Black on #C2EAEF has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2EAEF?

Its complementary colour is #EFC7C2, and analogous partners are #C2EFDE and #C2D4EF.