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#CDF0F2

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CDF0F2

With the hex code #CDF0F2, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 94% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2CFCD, 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 17.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green240
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #CDF0F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CDF0F2.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CDF0F2.
17.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDF0F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDF0F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBEDF2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E7F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2F3F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDF0F2?

With the hex code #CDF0F2, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 94% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDF0F2?

Use black text. Black on #CDF0F2 has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDF0F2?

Its complementary colour is #F2CFCD, and analogous partners are #CDF2E2 and #CDDDF2.