#CBE4E6
Ice Blue · very light cool teal
About #CBE4E6
#CBE4E6 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 89% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.1), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E6CDCB (light gray), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.78:1 (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 #CBE4E6?
#CBE4E6 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 89% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBE4E6?
Use black text. Black on #CBE4E6 has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBE4E6?
Its complementary colour is #E6CDCB, and analogous partners are #CBE6DB and #CBD7E6.