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#CEE6ED

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CEE6ED

#CEE6ED 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, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.6), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDD5CE (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 — 16.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green230
Blue237

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.6
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #CEE6ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE6ED.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE6ED.
16.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEE6ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEE6ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E4ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCE0ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6E9E8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEE6ED?

#CEE6ED 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, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEE6ED?

Use black text. Black on #CEE6ED has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEE6ED?

Its complementary colour is #EDD5CE, and analogous partners are #CEEDE4 and #CED7ED.