#CDEBE8
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #CDEBE8
With the hex code #CDEBE8, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 92% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBCDD0, a baby pink 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 16.64:1 (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 #CDEBE8?
With the hex code #CDEBE8, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 92% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #CDEBE8?
Use black text. Black on #CDEBE8 has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDEBE8?
Its complementary colour is #EBCDD0, and analogous partners are #CDEBD9 and #CDDFEB.