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#C8E4EE

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #C8E4EE

With the hex code #C8E4EE, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EED2C8, a oat 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 15.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green228
Blue238

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #C8E4EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #C8E4EE.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #C8E4EE.
15.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8E4EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8E4EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEE2EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DDEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEE8E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8E4EE?

With the hex code #C8E4EE, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8E4EE?

Use black text. Black on #C8E4EE has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8E4EE?

Its complementary colour is #EED2C8, and analogous partners are #C8EEE5 and #C8D1EE.