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#CEE7E2

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CEE7E2

With the hex code #CEE7E2, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 91% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7CED3, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green231
Blue226

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #CEE7E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE7E2.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE7E2.
16.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEE7E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEE7E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4E4E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFE0E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8E8E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEE7E2?

With the hex code #CEE7E2, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 91% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEE7E2?

Use black text. Black on #CEE7E2 has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEE7E2?

Its complementary colour is #E7CED3, and analogous partners are #CEE7D6 and #CEE0E7.