#C6DEDD
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C6DEDD
#C6DEDD is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 87% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.3); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DEC6C7 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C6DEDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C6DEDD
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C6DEDD?
#C6DEDD is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 87% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C6DEDD?
Use black text. Black on #C6DEDD has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C6DEDD?
Its complementary colour is #DEC6C7, and analogous partners are #C6DED1 and #C6D3DE.