#C3DBDA
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C3DBDA
#C3DBDA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 86% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.3); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBC3C4 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C3DBDA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C3DBDA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C3DBDA?
#C3DBDA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 86% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C3DBDA?
Use black text. Black on #C3DBDA has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C3DBDA?
Its complementary colour is #DBC3C4, and analogous partners are #C3DBCE and #C3D0DB.