#CEDFE6
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #CEDFE6
#CEDFE6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 87% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.9); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E6D5CE — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEDFE6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CEDFE6
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEDFE6?
#CEDFE6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 87% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #CEDFE6?
Use black text. Black on #CEDFE6 has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEDFE6?
Its complementary colour is #E6D5CE, and analogous partners are #CEE6E1 and #CED3E6.