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#C4DBDE

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C4DBDE

#C4DBDE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 86% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.1), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEC7C4 (light gray), 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 14.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green219
Blue222

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #C4DBDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C4DBDE.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C4DBDE.
14.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4DBDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4DBDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D9DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D5DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDDDDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4DBDE?

#C4DBDE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 86% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4DBDE?

Use black text. Black on #C4DBDE has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4DBDE?

Its complementary colour is #DEC7C4, and analogous partners are #C4DED4 and #C4CEDE.