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#C7E2DF

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C7E2DF

With the hex code #C7E2DF, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 89% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2C7CA, a baby pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red199
Green226
Blue223

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #C7E2DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C7E2DF.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C7E2DF.
15.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7E2DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7E2DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDFDF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DBDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0E4E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7E2DF?

With the hex code #C7E2DF, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 89% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C7E2DF?

Use black text. Black on #C7E2DF has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7E2DF?

Its complementary colour is #E2C7CA, and analogous partners are #C7E2D2 and #C7D7E2.