#C2EDEF
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C2EDEF
#C2EDEF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 93% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 5.4), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFC4C2 (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 — 16.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C2EDEF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C2EDEF?
#C2EDEF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 93% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C2EDEF?
Use black text. Black on #C2EDEF has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C2EDEF?
Its complementary colour is #EFC4C2, and analogous partners are #C2EFDB and #C2D7EF.