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#C3E4E2

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C3E4E2

#C3E4E2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 89% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.5), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4C3C5 (baby pink), 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 15.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red195
Green228
Blue226

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #C3E4E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C3E4E2.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C3E4E2.
15.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3E4E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3E4E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0E0E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DBE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAE6E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3E4E2?

#C3E4E2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 89% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C3E4E2?

Use black text. Black on #C3E4E2 has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3E4E2?

Its complementary colour is #E4C3C5, and analogous partners are #C3E4D1 and #C3D6E4.