#C4E0DC
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C4E0DC
#C4E0DC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 88% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.0), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0C4C8 (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 15.04:1 (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 #C4E0DC?
#C4E0DC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 88% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C4E0DC?
Use black text. Black on #C4E0DC has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C4E0DC?
Its complementary colour is #E0C4C8, and analogous partners are #C4E0CE and #C4D6E0.