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#CDF2F0

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #CDF2F0

With the hex code #CDF2F0, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 95% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% 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 #F2CDCF, 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 17.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green242
Blue240

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #CDF2F0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #CDF2F0.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #CDF2F0.
17.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDF2F0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDF2F0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDEEF0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E8F0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2F4F1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDF2F0?

With the hex code #CDF2F0, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 95% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDF2F0?

Use black text. Black on #CDF2F0 has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDF2F0?

Its complementary colour is #F2CDCF, and analogous partners are #CDF2DD and #CDE2F2.