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#C6DEE2

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #C6DEE2

#C6DEE2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 87% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.7), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2CAC6 (light gray), 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 14.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red198
Green222
Blue226

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #C6DEE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #C6DEE2.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #C6DEE2.
14.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6DEE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6DEE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADCE2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D8E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEE0DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6DEE2?

#C6DEE2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 87% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C6DEE2?

Use black text. Black on #C6DEE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6DEE2?

Its complementary colour is #E2CAC6, and analogous partners are #C6E2D8 and #C6D0E2.