#C7E8EA
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C7E8EA
#C7E8EA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 91% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.3); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EAC9C7 — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C7E8EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.16:1 (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 #C7E8EA?
#C7E8EA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 91% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C7E8EA?
Use black text. Black on #C7E8EA has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C7E8EA?
Its complementary colour is #EAC9C7, and analogous partners are #C7EADB and #C7D7EA.