#C3DDDB
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C3DDDB
#C3DDDB is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 87% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.9); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDC3C5 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C3DDDB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C3DDDB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C3DDDB?
#C3DDDB is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 87% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C3DDDB?
Use black text. Black on #C3DDDB has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C3DDDB?
Its complementary colour is #DDC3C5, and analogous partners are #C3DDCE and #C3D2DD.