#C3DFEA
Light Blue · very light cool teal
About #C3DFEA
#C3DFEA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 87% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 6.0), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EACEC3 (oat), 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 15.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C3DFEA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C3DFEA?
#C3DFEA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 87% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C3DFEA?
Use black text. Black on #C3DFEA has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C3DFEA?
Its complementary colour is #EACEC3, and analogous partners are #C3EAE1 and #C3CBEA.