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#CEE4EF

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CEE4EF

#CEE4EF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 89% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 3.9), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFD9CE (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green228
Blue239

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #CEE4EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE4EF.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE4EF.
15.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEE4EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEE4EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEE3F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADFEF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5E7E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEE4EF?

#CEE4EF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 89% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEE4EF?

Use black text. Black on #CEE4EF has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEE4EF?

Its complementary colour is #EFD9CE, and analogous partners are #CEEFEA and #CED3EF.