#C4E1EB
Light Blue · very light cool teal
About #C4E1EB
#C4E1EB is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 88% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 6.2); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBCEC4 — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C4E1EB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.32:1, 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 #C4E1EB?
#C4E1EB is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 88% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C4E1EB?
Use black text. Black on #C4E1EB has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C4E1EB?
Its complementary colour is #EBCEC4, and analogous partners are #C4EBE1 and #C4CEEB.