#CBF0EC
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #CBF0EC
#CBF0EC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 94% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.6), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F0CBCF (baby pink), 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 17.21:1 (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 #CBF0EC?
#CBF0EC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 94% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBF0EC?
Use black text. Black on #CBF0EC has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBF0EC?
Its complementary colour is #F0CBCF, and analogous partners are #CBF0DA and #CBE1F0.