#C3DCDD
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C3DCDD
With the hex code #C3DCDD, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 86% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDC4C3, a baby pink shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C3DCDD?
With the hex code #C3DCDD, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 86% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #C3DCDD?
Use black text. Black on #C3DCDD has a contrast ratio of 14.60:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C3DCDD?
Its complementary colour is #DDC4C3, and analogous partners are #C3DDD1 and #C3CFDD.