#C9EEEA
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #C9EEEA
#C9EEEA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 93% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.1), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EEC9CD (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 16.90:1 (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 #C9EEEA?
#C9EEEA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 93% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C9EEEA?
Use black text. Black on #C9EEEA has a contrast ratio of 16.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C9EEEA?
Its complementary colour is #EEC9CD, and analogous partners are #C9EED8 and #C9DFEE.