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#CBDDE6

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #CBDDE6

With the hex code #CBDDE6, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E6D4CB, 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 15.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green221
Blue230

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #CBDDE6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CBDDE6.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CBDDE6.
15.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBDDE6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBDDE6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DCE7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D9E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4E0E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBDDE6?

With the hex code #CBDDE6, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CBDDE6?

Use black text. Black on #CBDDE6 has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBDDE6?

Its complementary colour is #E6D4CB, and analogous partners are #CBE6E2 and #CBD0E6.