#C4E1E5
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C4E1E5
#C4E1E5 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 88% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.3); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E5C8C4 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C4E1E5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C4E1E5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C4E1E5?
#C4E1E5 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 88% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C4E1E5?
Use black text. Black on #C4E1E5 has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C4E1E5?
Its complementary colour is #E5C8C4, and analogous partners are #C4E5D9 and #C4D1E5.