#C4EFEE
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C4EFEE
#C4EFEE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 94% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% 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 #EFC4C5 (baby pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.93:1 (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 #C4EFEE?
#C4EFEE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 94% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C4EFEE?
Use black text. Black on #C4EFEE has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C4EFEE?
Its complementary colour is #EFC4C5, and analogous partners are #C4EFD9 and #C4DBEF.