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#C4DCDD

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C4DCDD

#C4DCDD 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 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.0), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDC5C4 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red196
Green220
Blue221

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #C4DCDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C4DCDD.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C4DCDD.
14.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4DCDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4DCDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DADD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D6DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDDEDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4DCDD?

#C4DCDD 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 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4DCDD?

Use black text. Black on #C4DCDD has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4DCDD?

Its complementary colour is #DDC5C4, and analogous partners are #C4DDD1 and #C4D0DD.