#CBF1EF
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #CBF1EF
#CBF1EF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 95% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 8.2); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F1CBCD — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBF1EF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBF1EF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBF1EF?
#CBF1EF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 95% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBF1EF?
Use black text. Black on #CBF1EF has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBF1EF?
Its complementary colour is #F1CBCD, and analogous partners are #CBF1DC and #CBE0F1.