#CDEFF2
Ice Blue · very light cool teal
About #CDEFF2
#CDEFF2 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 94% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.1); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F2D0CD — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDEFF2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.22:1 (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 #CDEFF2?
#CDEFF2 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 94% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDEFF2?
Use black text. Black on #CDEFF2 has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDEFF2?
Its complementary colour is #F2D0CD, and analogous partners are #CDF2E2 and #CDDDF2.