#CEE5ED
Ice Blue · very light cool teal
About #CEE5ED
With the hex code #CEE5ED, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 90% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDD6CE, a bone 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 — 16.05:1, 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 #CEE5ED?
With the hex code #CEE5ED, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 90% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #CEE5ED?
Use black text. Black on #CEE5ED has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEE5ED?
Its complementary colour is #EDD6CE, and analogous partners are #CEEDE6 and #CED6ED.