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#CEE4E6

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #CEE4E6

#CEE4E6 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 89% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.7), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E6D0CE (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green228
Blue230

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #CEE4E6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE4E6.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE4E6.
15.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEE4E6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEE4E6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0E2E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDEE6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7E6E5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEE4E6?

#CEE4E6 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 89% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 1% 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 #CEE4E6?

Use black text. Black on #CEE4E6 has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEE4E6?

Its complementary colour is #E6D0CE, and analogous partners are #CEE6DC and #CED8E6.