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#CEE4E5

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #CEE4E5

With the hex code #CEE4E5, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E5CFCE, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green228
Blue229

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #CEE4E5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE4E5.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE4E5.
15.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEE4E5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEE4E5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E2E5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDEE5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8E6E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEE4E5?

With the hex code #CEE4E5, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CEE4E5?

Use black text. Black on #CEE4E5 has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEE4E5?

Its complementary colour is #E5CFCE, and analogous partners are #CEE5DB and #CED9E5.