#C5E4EA
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C5E4EA
#C5E4EA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 89% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.0); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EACBC5 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C5E4EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.66:1 (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 #C5E4EA?
#C5E4EA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 89% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C5E4EA?
Use black text. Black on #C5E4EA has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C5E4EA?
Its complementary colour is #EACBC5, and analogous partners are #C5EADD and #C5D2EA.