#C4E3EB
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C4E3EB
#C4E3EB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 89% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.0), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBCCC4 (baby pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.53:1, 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 #C4E3EB?
#C4E3EB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 89% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C4E3EB?
Use black text. Black on #C4E3EB has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C4E3EB?
Its complementary colour is #EBCCC4, and analogous partners are #C4EBE0 and #C4D0EB.