#CAEFF1
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #CAEFF1
#CAEFF1 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 94% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.1), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F1CCCA (baby pink), 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 — 17.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CAEFF1?
#CAEFF1 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 94% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CAEFF1?
Use black text. Black on #CAEFF1 has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CAEFF1?
Its complementary colour is #F1CCCA, and analogous partners are #CAF1E0 and #CADCF1.