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#CEE5EE

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CEE5EE

#CEE5EE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 90% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.1), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EED7CE (bone), 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 16.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green229
Blue238

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · 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 #CEE5EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE5EE.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE5EE.
16.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEE5EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEE5EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0E3EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDFEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6E8E8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEE5EE?

#CEE5EE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 90% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEE5EE?

Use black text. Black on #CEE5EE has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEE5EE?

Its complementary colour is #EED7CE, and analogous partners are #CEEEE7 and #CED5EE.