#C2EBEF
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C2EBEF
#C2EBEF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 92% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 4.9); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFC6C2 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C2EBEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C2EBEF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C2EBEF?
#C2EBEF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 92% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C2EBEF?
Use black text. Black on #C2EBEF has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C2EBEF?
Its complementary colour is #EFC6C2, and analogous partners are #C2EFDD and #C2D5EF.