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#C4ECEA

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C4ECEA

With the hex code #C4ECEA, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 93% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECC4C6, 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 16.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green236
Blue234

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #C4ECEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C4ECEA.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C4ECEA.
16.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4ECEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4ECEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E8EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFE2EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8EEEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4ECEA?

With the hex code #C4ECEA, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 93% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C4ECEA?

Use black text. Black on #C4ECEA has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4ECEA?

Its complementary colour is #ECC4C6, and analogous partners are #C4ECD6 and #C4DAEC.