#CBEFF1
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #CBEFF1
#CBEFF1 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 94% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.3); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F1CDCB — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBEFF1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.16:1, 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 #CBEFF1?
#CBEFF1 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 94% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBEFF1?
Use black text. Black on #CBEFF1 has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBEFF1?
Its complementary colour is #F1CDCB, and analogous partners are #CBF1E0 and #CBDCF1.