#CDECE5
Pale Mint · very light cool teal
About #CDECE5
#CDECE5 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 93% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.2), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECCDD4 (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 — 16.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDECE5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDECE5?
#CDECE5 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 93% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDECE5?
Use black text. Black on #CDECE5 has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDECE5?
Its complementary colour is #ECCDD4, and analogous partners are #CDECD5 and #CDE3EC.