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#C6E2DB

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C6E2DB

#C6E2DB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 89% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.2), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2C6CD (baby pink), 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 — 15.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red198
Green226
Blue219

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #C6E2DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C6E2DB.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C6E2DB.
15.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6E2DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6E2DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDEDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADADC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFE3E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6E2DB?

#C6E2DB is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 89% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C6E2DB?

Use black text. Black on #C6E2DB has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6E2DB?

Its complementary colour is #E2C6CD, and analogous partners are #C6E2CD and #C6DBE2.