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#C6DFD8

Powder Blue · very light cool green

About #C6DFD8

#C6DFD8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.7), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFC6CD (thistle), 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 14.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red198
Green223
Blue216

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #C6DFD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C6DFD8.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C6DFD8.
14.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6DFD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6DFD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDCD8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D8D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0E0DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6DFD8?

#C6DFD8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C6DFD8?

Use black text. Black on #C6DFD8 has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6DFD8?

Its complementary colour is #DFC6CD, and analogous partners are #C6DFCB and #C6D9DF.