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#CCDFE6

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #CCDFE6

With the hex code #CCDFE6, 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 11% cyan, 3% 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 6.0 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E6D3CC, 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 15.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green223
Blue230

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #CCDFE6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CCDFE6.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CCDFE6.
15.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCDFE6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCDFE6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDEE6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DAE6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5E1E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCDFE6?

With the hex code #CCDFE6, 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 11% cyan, 3% 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 #CCDFE6?

Use black text. Black on #CCDFE6 has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCDFE6?

Its complementary colour is #E6D3CC, and analogous partners are #CCE6E0 and #CCD2E6.