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#C3E4E1

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C3E4E1

With the hex code #C3E4E1, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 89% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4C3C6, 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 — 15.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red195
Green228
Blue225

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #C3E4E1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C3E4E1.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C3E4E1.
15.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3E4E1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3E4E1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0E0E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DBE1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAE6E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3E4E1?

With the hex code #C3E4E1, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 89% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C3E4E1?

Use black text. Black on #C3E4E1 has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3E4E1?

Its complementary colour is #E4C3C6, and analogous partners are #C3E4D0 and #C3D7E4.