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#C8E1DA

Powder Blue · very light cool green

About #C8E1DA

#C8E1DA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 88% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E1C8CF (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 15.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green225
Blue218

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #C8E1DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C8E1DA.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C8E1DA.
15.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8E1DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8E1DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDEDA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADADB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2E2DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8E1DA?

#C8E1DA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 88% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C8E1DA?

Use black text. Black on #C8E1DA has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8E1DA?

Its complementary colour is #E1C8CF, and analogous partners are #C8E1CD and #C8DBE1.