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#C7E2EF

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #C7E2EF

#C7E2EF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 89% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.5), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFD4C7 (oat), 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 — 15.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red199
Green226
Blue239

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #C7E2EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #C7E2EF.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #C7E2EF.
15.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7E2EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7E2EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBE0F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DCEF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCE6E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7E2EF?

#C7E2EF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 89% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C7E2EF?

Use black text. Black on #C7E2EF has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7E2EF?

Its complementary colour is #EFD4C7, and analogous partners are #C7EFE8 and #C7CEEF.