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#C8DFE1

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #C8DFE1

With the hex code #C8DFE1, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 87% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E1CAC8, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red200
Green223
Blue225

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #C8DFE1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #C8DFE1.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #C8DFE1.
15.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8DFE1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8DFE1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDDE1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D9E1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1E1E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8DFE1?

With the hex code #C8DFE1, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 87% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8DFE1?

Use black text. Black on #C8DFE1 has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8DFE1?

Its complementary colour is #E1CAC8, and analogous partners are #C8E1D6 and #C8D3E1.