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#C4EAE7

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C4EAE7

#C4EAE7 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 92% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.7), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAC4C7 (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 — 16.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red196
Green234
Blue231

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #C4EAE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C4EAE7.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C4EAE7.
16.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4EAE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4EAE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5E6E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEE0E8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9ECE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4EAE7?

#C4EAE7 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 92% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4EAE7?

Use black text. Black on #C4EAE7 has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4EAE7?

Its complementary colour is #EAC4C7, and analogous partners are #C4EAD4 and #C4DAEA.