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#C2EFEA

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C2EFEA

#C2EFEA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 94% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFC2C7 (baby pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green239
Blue234

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #C2EFEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C2EFEA.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C2EFEA.
16.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2EFEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2EFEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAEAEA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E3EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5F1ED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2EFEA?

#C2EFEA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 94% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2EFEA?

Use black text. Black on #C2EFEA has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2EFEA?

Its complementary colour is #EFC2C7, and analogous partners are #C2EFD4 and #C2DEEF.