#CEE1DE
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CEE1DE
#CEE1DE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 88% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.8); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E1CED1 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEE1DE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CEE1DE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CEE1DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEE1DE?
#CEE1DE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 88% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #CEE1DE?
Use black text. Black on #CEE1DE has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEE1DE?
Its complementary colour is #E1CED1, and analogous partners are #CEE1D5 and #CEDBE1.