Palettes / Colors / #C4E4DC

#C4E4DC — Pale Muted Teal

#C4E4DC is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #C4E4DC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C4E4DC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E4C4CC; it also sits naturally between #C4E4CC and #C4DCE4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 77% · Green 89% · Blue 86%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C4E4DC

.text { color: #C4E4DC; }
.background { background-color: #C4E4DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4E4DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 228, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(165, 37%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4E4DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 228, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4E4DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 228, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4E4DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4E4DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4C4CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4E4DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C4E4DC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C4E4DC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C4E4DC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C4E4DC?

#C4E4DC is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 196, 228, 220). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4E4DC?

#C4E4DC is RGB 196, 228, 220 — HSL 165°, 37%, 83% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 4%, 11%.

What colors go with #C4E4DC?

Its complement is #E4C4CC; analogous partners are #C4E4CC and #C4DCE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4E4DC for text?

Black text on #C4E4DC has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.