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#CEE2DD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CEE2DD

#CEE2DD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 89% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.5); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2CED3 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEE2DD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red206
Green226
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #CEE2DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEE2DD.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEE2DD.
15.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEE2DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEE2DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DFDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDCDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9E3E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEE2DD?

#CEE2DD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 89% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CEE2DD?

Use black text. Black on #CEE2DD has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEE2DD?

Its complementary colour is #E2CED3, and analogous partners are #CEE2D3 and #CEDDE2.