#C4E0DB
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C4E0DB
With the hex code #C4E0DB, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 88% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E0C4C9, 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 — 15.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C4E0DB?
With the hex code #C4E0DB, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 88% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #C4E0DB?
Use black text. Black on #C4E0DB has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C4E0DB?
Its complementary colour is #E0C4C9, and analogous partners are #C4E0CD and #C4D7E0.