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#CCE4E7

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CCE4E7

With the hex code #CCE4E7, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 89% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7CFCC, 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 — 15.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green228
Blue231

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #CCE4E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CCE4E7.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CCE4E7.
15.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCE4E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCE4E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0E2E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDEE7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5E6E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCE4E7?

With the hex code #CCE4E7, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 89% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCE4E7?

Use black text. Black on #CCE4E7 has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCE4E7?

Its complementary colour is #E7CFCC, and analogous partners are #CCE7DD and #CCD7E7.