#CCE4E6
Ice Blue · very light cool teal
About #CCE4E6
#CCE4E6 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 89% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.9); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E6CECC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCE4E6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.81:1 (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 #CCE4E6?
#CCE4E6 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 89% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CCE4E6?
Use black text. Black on #CCE4E6 has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCE4E6?
Its complementary colour is #E6CECC, and analogous partners are #CCE6DB and #CCD7E6.