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#C4E3EA

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C4E3EA

With the hex code #C4E3EA, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 89% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EACBC4, a baby pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green227
Blue234

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 5.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.9

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

Text on #C4E3EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C4E3EA.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C4E3EA.
15.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4E3EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4E3EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDE0EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DBEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9E6E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4E3EA?

With the hex code #C4E3EA, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 89% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C4E3EA?

Use black text. Black on #C4E3EA has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4E3EA?

Its complementary colour is #EACBC4, and analogous partners are #C4EADE and #C4D0EA.