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#C5DDDB

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C5DDDB

#C5DDDB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 87% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.5), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDC5C7 (light gray), 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 — 14.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red197
Green221
Blue219

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #C5DDDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C5DDDB.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C5DDDB.
14.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C5DDDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C5DDDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADADB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D7DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFDEDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C5DDDB?

#C5DDDB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 87% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C5DDDB?

Use black text. Black on #C5DDDB has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C5DDDB?

Its complementary colour is #DDC5C7, and analogous partners are #C5DDCF and #C5D3DD.