#CCE7E2
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #CCE7E2
#CCE7E2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 91% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.3), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E7CCD1 (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 16.10:1 (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 #CCE7E2?
#CCE7E2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 91% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CCE7E2?
Use black text. Black on #CCE7E2 has a contrast ratio of 16.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCE7E2?
Its complementary colour is #E7CCD1, and analogous partners are #CCE7D5 and #CCDFE7.