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#CCE4E1

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CCE4E1

With the hex code #CCE4E1, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 89% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4CCCF, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green228
Blue225

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #CCE4E1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CCE4E1.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CCE4E1.
15.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCE4E1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCE4E1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E1E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDDE1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6E5E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCE4E1?

With the hex code #CCE4E1, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 89% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCE4E1?

Use black text. Black on #CCE4E1 has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCE4E1?

Its complementary colour is #E4CCCF, and analogous partners are #CCE4D5 and #CCDBE4.