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#C8DDE6

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #C8DDE6

With the hex code #C8DDE6, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 87% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E6D1C8, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green221
Blue230

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #C8DDE6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #C8DDE6.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #C8DDE6.
14.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8DDE6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8DDE6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DCE7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D8E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0E0E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8DDE6?

With the hex code #C8DDE6, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 87% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8DDE6?

Use black text. Black on #C8DDE6 has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8DDE6?

Its complementary colour is #E6D1C8, and analogous partners are #C8E6E0 and #C8CEE6.