#C7E7EA
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C7E7EA
#C7E7EA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 91% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.2), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EACAC7 (baby pink), 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 16.05:1 (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 #C7E7EA?
#C7E7EA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 91% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C7E7EA?
Use black text. Black on #C7E7EA has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C7E7EA?
Its complementary colour is #EACAC7, and analogous partners are #C7EADC and #C7D6EA.