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#C8E2DF

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C8E2DF

#C8E2DF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 89% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.4), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2C8CB (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 — 15.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red200
Green226
Blue223

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.4
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #C8E2DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C8E2DF.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C8E2DF.
15.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8E2DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8E2DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDFDF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADBDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1E3E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8E2DF?

#C8E2DF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 89% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C8E2DF?

Use black text. Black on #C8E2DF has a contrast ratio of 15.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8E2DF?

Its complementary colour is #E2C8CB, and analogous partners are #C8E2D2 and #C8D8E2.