#CEE5E2
Ice Blue · very light cool teal
About #CEE5E2
#CEE5E2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 90% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Ice Blue (ΔE 8.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E5CED1 (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 15.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEE5E2?
#CEE5E2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 90% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CEE5E2?
Use black text. Black on #CEE5E2 has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEE5E2?
Its complementary colour is #E5CED1, and analogous partners are #CEE5D7 and #CEDDE5.